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Twist, Tumble, Triumph

The Story of Champion Gymnast Ágnes Keleti

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Doing gymnastics, Ágnes Keleti feels free—until the day her coach tells her there's a new law in Hungary barring Jewish athletes from the gym. Once Germany sends soldiers into Budapest, they are impossible to ignore and Ágnes hatches a plan. With identity papers from a Christian woman, she goes into hiding in a small farming village. She does housework for a family who support the Nazis, but she never stops dreaming of the day she will be able to compete at the Olympics.

©2025 Deborah Bodin Cohen and Kerry Olitzky (P)2025 Kar-Ben Publishing ®
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