War Games — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureSupporting
- ProfanityBrief
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Religion
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
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.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz is back and better 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is War Games appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Shots are exchanged during the getaway and a character throws a knife at a guard, and the book refers to Nazi terror, concentration camps and forced sterilization. The story is a tense heist under Nazi rule, with gunfire, a sense of terror in Berlin, and references to concentration camps and forced sterilization.
Does War Games have violence?
Found (Supporting): Shots are exchanged during the getaway and a character throws a knife at a guard, and the book refers to Nazi terror, concentration camps and forced sterilization.
Does War Games have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The story is a tense heist under Nazi rule, with gunfire, a sense of terror in Berlin, and references to concentration camps and forced sterilization.
Does War Games have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does War Games have race & culture?
Found (Supporting): The story shows Nazi racism and antisemitism toward Black and Jewish people and others, including Black athletes like Jesse Owens and a biracial diver who was forcibly sterilized.
Does War Games have profanity?
Found (Brief): The parents' guide notes single uses of "damn" and "bastards," and a reader review also counts one use of God's name as an exclamation and a few uses of "heck."
Does War Games have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does War Games have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does War Games have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does War Games have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): Karl, a German weightlifter who is one of the main heist team, is gay, and his partner (whom Evie hopes to see reunited with him) comes up several times in the story.
