Author: Gratz, Alan
Interest age: from c 8 years
Published on 9 October 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 368 pages
127 x 197 x 24 | 248g
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Heroes
comes this heart-pounding, high-stakes take on the 1936 Berlin
Olympics, also known as the 'Nazi Olympics.'
In 1936 Berlin, nothing is what it seems...
Evie Harris can't believe her luck: She's competing in the Olympics,
along with fellow American athletes like Jesse Owens. True, there's
something creepy about Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, who
watches over the games with his Nazi henchmen. But Evie's just here
to win a gold medal in gymnastics.
Until she discovers a horrible secret.
Behind all the Olympic fanfare, the Nazis have Berlin in an iron
grip of terror and violence--and war is brewing. When Evie becomes
embroiled in a mysterious plot to help steal Nazi gold, she must
navigate the city's darkest corners and hidden passageways, never
knowing who she can trust.
With lives on the line and her family's future at stake, Evie has
to choose between following her Olympic dreams and standing up to
evil... before it's too late.
r than ever with this heart-racing, plot-twisting story about the
roots of World War II and the sacrifices we make for what matters
most.