Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene
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Pub Date Sep 27 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Description
In Bette Greene's award-winning debut novel, a young Jewish girl in the
postwar South finds herself drawn to a German prisoner of war.
When the Army delivers a batch of Nazi prisoners of war to an internment camp in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen is as anxious as any of her neighbors to get a glimpse of the monsters. The eldest child in the town's sole Jewish family, Patty is lonely and isolated, spending most of her time in the company of Ruth, her parents' black housekeeper.
Then she meets Anton Reiker, an inmate in the camp. Even though he fought against the Allies, Anton seems to understand Patty in a way even her parents never have. When Anton escapes from the camp, Patty risks everything to keep him safe-but following her heart may come at a terrible price.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bette Greene including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
Bette Greene (b. 1934) grew up in rural Arkansas during World War II, the only Jewish girl in her small town. Summer of My German Soldier, her first novel, is based partly upon Greene's own experiences. She has won numerous awards, including the Golden Kite Award for Summer of My German Soldier, and the Newbery Honor for Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and Culebra, Puerto Rico.
When the Army delivers a batch of Nazi prisoners of war to an internment camp in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen is as anxious as any of her neighbors to get a glimpse of the monsters. The eldest child in the town's sole Jewish family, Patty is lonely and isolated, spending most of her time in the company of Ruth, her parents' black housekeeper.
Then she meets Anton Reiker, an inmate in the camp. Even though he fought against the Allies, Anton seems to understand Patty in a way even her parents never have. When Anton escapes from the camp, Patty risks everything to keep him safe-but following her heart may come at a terrible price.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bette Greene including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
Bette Greene (b. 1934) grew up in rural Arkansas during World War II, the only Jewish girl in her small town. Summer of My German Soldier, her first novel, is based partly upon Greene's own experiences. She has won numerous awards, including the Golden Kite Award for Summer of My German Soldier, and the Newbery Honor for Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. She lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Advance Praise
"This is an exceptionally fine novel . . . Armed with earned moral insight,
Mrs. Greene sneaks past our conditioned reflexes satisfyingly often." -The
New York Times
"Bette Greene's first novel is a painful yet powerful story of a young girl's search for the strength to survive in a bitterly unhappy family, evoked against the background of a small southern town in the 1940s." -Gay Gowdy
"Bette Greene's first novel is a painful yet powerful story of a young girl's search for the strength to survive in a bitterly unhappy family, evoked against the background of a small southern town in the 1940s." -Gay Gowdy
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