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It’s the summer of 1939 and Max has just lost his home, his country, and his parents. Luckily, he’s also found Berg and Stein. Or did they find him? Either way, his life is about to get a whole lot weirder.

Ages 10+

Pages 334

Publisher Penguin Random House

Last Offered Feb 2025

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Publisher's Weekly Starred Review

Sydney Taylor Notable Book

Average Rating

74 Reviews

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Max in the House of Spies by Elana

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Max in the House of Spies by Anita

Review by Anita

Max is a genius with two immortal creatures living on his shoulders. When his parents send him to England to be safe from Hitler and the Nazis, his foster family is fulI of...spies! Max wants to get back home, and fast. But it won't be easy, and the path forward is surely a dangerous one. I really liked all the suspense and adventure in this book. It's a great mystery novel. I loved it, and I hope you will too.

Reader Reviews

Read this to read the next one

Review by Dloves2Read

This book lacked on action and dark world war two aspects, but the next book was way better so I'm glad I read this one.

Jan 19, 2026 12:49 PM

Max and the house of spies

Review by ELSSurette

So good, it teaches you all about world war 2

Jan 05, 2026 09:29 PM

Great Book

Review by EBasketball

If you like historical fiction then this is the book for you🙂🙂🙂

Jan 03, 2026 11:54 AM

max in the house of spies

Review by usernamec

this was a great book and i can't wait to read the next one!! READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec 01, 2025 06:36 PM

Max and the House of Spies

Review by AvalonLUV

This is the best book ever! I could not put it down, and the second book is just as good! :) :) :) :) <3 <3 <3 (P.S. It's called Max and the Land of Lies.)

Nov 08, 2025 09:29 PM

Max in the House of Spies