num_pages: 230
description: It was a summer of love. A summer of hate. A summer that would last a lifetime.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, who understands and appreciates her in a way her parents never will. And Patty is willing to risk losing family, friends -- even her freedom -- for what has quickly become the most important part of her life.
language: English
title: Summer of my German Soldier
titlecomplete: Summer of my German Soldier
characters: Patty Bergen, Ruth Hughes, Anton Reiker
genres: Fiction, Classics, World War II, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Banned Books, War, Historical Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 16968
places: Arkansas
series: Summer of My German Soldier
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: SCBWI Golden Kite Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books
publisher: Puffin Books