Summer of My German Soldier
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Average rating4.2
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Ratings5
Average rating4.2
When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, 12-year-old Patty Bergen learns what it means to open her heart. Although 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.
Series
2 primary booksSummer of My German Soldier is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by Bette Greene.
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I just thought I was releasing this book at Project Graduation. Instead, the book somehow ended up coming home with me. I read it today. What a powerful story. A young girl, criticized and cruelly treated by her parents, meets a German POW, captured and held captive in a POW camp in Arkansas during WWII. The POW escapes and the girl finds a way to bring him food and water and a safe place to stay. The characters felt intensely real to me and I felt deep compassion for the girl. This would be a great book for discussion.
