War Games Straus and Giroux Why does the cook burn

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War Games Straus and Giroux Why does the cook burnFrom 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