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Max in the Land of Lies
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  • Published: 28 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9780593112137
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $17.99

Max in the Land of Lies

A Tale of World War II

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28 Apr 2026
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25 Feb 2025
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25 Feb 2025
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Max Bretzfeld is back in Berlin where his most dangerous mission is about to begin! The thrilling conclusion to the World War II spy duology that began with Max in the House of Spies. Now in paperback!

Instant New York Times bestseller! USA Today bestseller!

“A heartrending masterpiece of middle-grade historical fiction.″ –Booklist, starred review

“The whip-smart combination of intrigue and adventure along with thought-provoking reflection makes for a nail-biting, laugh-out loud, stop-and-think read.” –School Library Journal, starred review

“A headlong thriller laced with provocative and topical historical truths.” –Kirkus, starred review

Max Bretzfeld is back in Berlin where his most dangerous mission is about to begin! The thrilling conclusion to the World War II spy duology that began with Max in the House of Spies.

Max is on a mission.
Well, two missions.

One has been assigned by his British spymasters: Infiltrate the Funkhaus, the center of Nazi radio and propaganda.

The other they have forbidden: Find his parents.

Max Bretzfeld was willing to do anything to return to Germany, even become a British spy. Training complete and forged papers in hand, the radio wunderkind’s missions have begun. But nothing is as he expected. His parents are missing. Nazi intelligence is watching him. And the lines between lies and truth are becoming more blurred every day. Max will need every tool at his disposal, from his radio expertise and spy training to the help of Berg and Stein, the immortal creatures living on his shoulders. Even so, there’s no guarantee he’ll make it out of Berlin alive.
  • Published: 28 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9780593112137
  • Imprint: Dutton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Adam Gidwitz

Bestselling author Adam Gidwitz was a teacher for eight years. He told countless stories to his students, who then demanded he write his first book, A Tale Dark & Grimm. Adam has since written two companion novels, In a Glass Grimmly and The Grimm Conclusion. He is also the author of The Inquisitor’s Tale, which won the Newbery Honor, and The Unicorn Rescue Society series. Adam still tells creepy, funny fairy tales live to kids on his podcast Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest—and at schools around the world. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, daughter, and dog, Lucy Goosey.

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Also by Adam Gidwitz

Max in the House of Spies
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Praise for Max in the Land of Lies

Praise for Max in the Land of Lies:

* “This sequel trusts readers with critically relevant insights on necessary vigilance and the human capacity for monstrous behavior…. A headlong thriller laced with provocative and topical historical truths.” —Kirkus, starred review

* “Gidwitz has managed to add an essential new tale to the canon of WWII fiction, delivering what is at once an engrossing spy-thriller and an appropriately devastating story of a boy coming of age in an impossibly brutal world. A heartrending masterpiece of middle-grade historical fiction.″ –Booklist, starred review


Praise for Max in the House of Spies:

Instant New York Times bestseller • Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year • Booklist Editors’ Choice • Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year • Common Sense Best Books of the Year • Imagination Soup Best Books of the Year • Tablet Magazine Best Books of the Year

“A cracking adventure story. . . . Readers will seethe with Max at the teasing, pine with him as he longs for home, and cheer as he trounces his adversaries.” –The Wall Street Journal

Praise for Max in the Land of Lies:

* “This sequel trusts readers with critically relevant insights on necessary vigilance and the human capacity for monstrous behavior…. A headlong thriller laced with provocative and topical historical truths.” —Kirkus, starred review

* “Gidwitz has managed to add an essential new tale to the canon of WWII fiction, delivering what is at once an engrossing spy-thriller and an appropriately devastating story of a boy coming of age in an impossibly brutal world. A heartrending masterpiece of middle-grade historical fiction.″ –Booklist, starred review


Praise for Max in the House of Spies:

Instant New York Times bestseller • Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year • Booklist Editors’ Choice • Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year • School Library Journal Best Books of the Year • Common Sense Best Books of the Year • Imagination Soup Best Books of the Year • Tablet Magazine Best Books of the Year

“A cracking adventure story. . . . Readers will seethe with Max at the teasing, pine with him as he longs for home, and cheer as he trounces his adversaries.” –The Wall Street Journal

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