num_pages: 260
description: A Jewish girl's friendship with a German soldier in the POW camp outside Jenkinsville, Arkansas leads to tragedy
language: English
title: Summer of my German Soldier
titlecomplete: Summer of my German Soldier
characters: Anton Reiker, Ruth Hughes, Patty Bergen
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Young Adult, Romance, Banned Books, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, World War II
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: Cornerstone Books