Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)

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UPC:
9780142406519
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2006-04-20
Release Date:
2006-04-20
Author:
Bette Greene
Language:
english
Edition:
Reissue
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An emotional, thought-provoking book from multi-award-winning author Bette Greene.

The summer that Patty Bergen turns twelve is a summer that will haunt her forever. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, Patty learns what it means to open her heart. Even though she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi, but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own.

In Anton, Patty finds someone who softens the pain of her own father's rejection and who appreciates her in a way her mother never will. While patriotic feelings run high, Patty risks losing family, friends even her freedom for this dangerous friendship. It is a risk she has to take and one she will have to pay a price to keep.

An exceptionally fine novel. The New York Times

Courageous and compelling! Publishers Weekly

A National Book Award Finalist
An ALA Notable Book
ANew York TimesOutstanding Book of the Year