Content: PG (danger, tense situations, betrayal)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Evie is so excited to be a gymnast in the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany. She quickly realizes that the facade of the games hides dark secrets and that the Olympic dream, or even the dream of freedom, is not for everyone in Germany. She gets approached by a mysterious stranger who wants her help in stealing a treasure trove of gold right from under Hitler’s nose. With even a bit of that gold, Evie could change her own family’s fortunes for the better. Danger abounds - not just from all of Hitler’s loyal followers and the military, but from someone within.
While set against the backdrop of the Olympic Games, very little of the book is about the Olympics. I was personally very disappointed by that, especially because of how hard the book was sold to me for being about the Olympics. Plenty of danger abounds - students will enjoy that.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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