num_pages: 144
description: A teenage boy falls in love with an "upper-class" girl and gets to know his estranged grandfather in one heartbreaking summer which climaxes in a shattering search for Nazi war criminals.
language: English
title: Gentle Hands
titlecomplete: Gentle Hands
genres: Fiction, Classics, Coming Of Age, Teen, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Read For School, Historical Fiction, Romance, School
ratings_count: 717
places: New York (State)
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Starfire