num_pages: 256
description: The summer that Patty Bergen turns 12 is a summer that will change her life forever. During World War II, her small Arkansas town becomes the site of a prison camp housing German prisoners. Patty, who feels rejected, unappreciated, and unloved by her parents, meets an escaped German prisoner named Anton. In Anton, the lonely Jewish girl finds someone who can appreciate her in a way she feels her family never will. Patriotic feelings run high, and Patty risks losing everything -- her family, friends, even her freedom -- for this dangerous friendship. This novel, by Newbery winner Bette Greene, is considered by many to be a modern children's classic.
language: English
title: Summer of my German Soldier
titlecomplete: Summer of my German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
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: Dial