*Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown\'s The Boys in the Boat....
Even readers who don\'t appreciate sports will find this Story a page-turner. -Steve Sheinkin, New York Times bestselling author of Bomb and Undefeated I was blown away by Games of Deception....
It\'s a fascinating, fast-paced, well-reasoned, and well-written account of the hidden-in-plain-s.
Praise for Games of Deception A 2020 ALA Notable Children\'s Book! A 2020 CBC Notable Social Studies Book! Maraniss does a great job of blending Basketball action with the horror of Hitler\'s Berlin to bring this fascinating, frightening, you-can\'t-make-this-stuff-up moment in hiStory to life.
Includes photos throughout, a Who\'s-Who of the 1936 Olympics, bibliography, and index.
This is the incredible True Story of basketball, from its invention by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, to the sport\'s Olympic debut in Berlin and the eclectic mix of people, events and propaganda on both sides of the Atlantic that made it all possible.
Like a movie set, it was all just a facade, meant to distract from the terrible things happening behind the scenes.
Streets were swept, storefronts were painted, and every German citizen greeted them with a smile.
Manhattan and other international visitors wouldn\'t see any signs of trouble in Berlin.
But the Olympians on board the S.
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Jewish people and political opponents of the Nazis were the targets of vicious mistreatment, yet were unaware of the horrors that awaited them in the coming years.
Adolf Hitler had gained power in Germany three years earlier. 1936 was a turbulent time in world history.
But it was too late for a boycott now; the ship had already left the harbor.
As thousands of supporters waved American flags on the docks, it was easy to miss the one courageous man holding a BOYCOTT NAZI Germany sign.
Olympic Basketball team.
Among the athletes were the 14 players representing the first-ever U.
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Manhattan, bound for Berlin.
Olympic teams boarded the S.
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On a scorching hot day in July 1936, thousands of people cheered as the U.
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Perfect for fans of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken. --Booklist, starred review Winner of the 2020 AJL Sydney Taylor Honor! From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable True Story of the birth of Olympic Basketball at the 1936 Summer Games in Hitler\'s Germany. --School Library Connection, starred review *A must for all library collections. *Rivaling the nonfiction works of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown\'s The Boys in the Boat....
Even readers who don\'t appreciate sports will find this Story a page-turner
