Summer of My German Soldier

by Bette Greene

Twelve-year-old Patty Bergen is a lonely girl growing up in a small Arkansas town during World War II. Ignored by her parents, Patty is desperate for the company of someone who will treat her with kindness and respect. When she discovers an escaped German prisoner of war, Patty, a Jewish girl, sees him as a person, rather than an enemy, and gives him shelter.

Editions of Summer of My German Soldier

ISBN 9780844671444	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Peter Smith Pub Inc	Date 2000	Price None Available
ISBN 9783464068021	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Distribooks Inc	Date 1999	Price €10.05
ISBN 9780803728691	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Dial Books for Young Readers	Date 2003	Price $6.95	Good
ISBN 9780786273614	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Thorndike Pr	Date 2005	Price $4.00	Good
ISBN 9780394779959	Binding/Format Audio Cassette	Publisher Sra	Date 1988	Price None Available
ISBN 9780141306360	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Speak	Date 1999	Price $1.00	Good
ISBN 9781581180596	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Thomas t Beeler	Date 2000	Price $14.64	Used - Very Good
ISBN 9781557361349	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Cornerstone Books	Date 1989	Price $2.99	Used - Acceptable
ISBN 9780881030495	Binding/Format Prebinding	Publisher Bt Bound	Date 2001	Price $4.99	Very Good
ISBN 9780803783218	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Penguin Group USA	Date 1973	Price $7.94	acceptable
ISBN 9780440218920	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Random House Spanish	Date 1994	Price $1.00	Very Good

Publisher Notes

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 shes 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.

Media Reviews

"An exceptionally fine novel"

Synopses

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.

First Line

When I saw the crowd gathering at the train station, I worried what President Roosevelt would think. I just hope he doesn't get the idea that Jenkinsville, Arkansas, can't be trusted with a military secret, because, truth of the matter is, we're as patriotic as anybody.

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