Kids Book Club: Max in the House of Spies at the Cellar Door Bookstore

A spy novel, an adventure story in which a child is tested both physically and mentally, a story of myth and utter madness, a story of refugees and the world’s willingness to turn a blind eye because of their own prejudices and self-preservation. This is the story of Europe in the late 1930s and is just as relevant to our world today. Max is a brilliant child growing up in Nazi Germany, he is a Jew, and he has two hilarious immortal creatures living on his shoulders. Kristallnacht convinces his parents to send him on the Kindertransport to England, separated from them because they believe it may be his only chance to survive, but Max is certain that his parents need him back in Berlin to help them survive. A little Stuart Gibbs with a touch of Rick Riordan and signature Adam Gidwitz, this is a powerful, hilarious, historical fiction filled with love.