Summer of My German Soldier by Illustrated by Bette Greene; Illustrated by Robert Hunt
	List Price:   $18.99 Unit Price:   $15.19 You Save:   $3.80 (20%) ISBN-10:   0803728697 ISBN-13:   9780803728691 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Edition:   illustrated Category:   Beginning Readers Pub. Date:   March 2003 Pages:   256 Format:   Hardcover; With dust jacket Ages:   12 to Grades:   5 to
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
World War II has come to Patty Bergen's hometown of Jenkinsville, Arkansas, in the form of a German prisoner of war camp. Patty, a twelve-year-old Jewish girl, is curious about these Nazi soldiers, who must be monsters for the killing they have done. She is also lonely and awkward, and looking for a friend. Anton, a German soldier, is not the monster that Patty imagined, but a frightened young man with feeling not unlike her own. He sees Patty in a way no one else does, as 'a person of value.' When she decides to help him escape from the camp, the consequences will change Patty's life forever. This thought-provoking, emotional narrative tackles difficult issues with insight and courage. Patty's story is as important today as ever, and has made Summer of My German Soldier a modern classic. It is a National Book Award Finalist, an ALA Notable Book, and a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. Bette Greene (www.bettegreene.com) lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. She is also the author of the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. When German prisoners of war are brought to her Arkansas town during World War II, twelve-year-old Patty, a Jewish girl, befriends one of them and must deal with the consequences of that friendship.