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Summer of My German Soldier
- Author
- Bette Greene
- Narrator
- Dale Dickey
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 20 April 2012
- Run Time
- 7 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Bette Greene
- Narrator
- Dale Dickey
- Duration
- 7 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 April 2012
- ISBN
- 9781464044465
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Synopsis
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. As their gentle friendship blossoms, Patty experiences a kind of love she never felt from her abusive father or her distant mother. Soon Patty must weigh the cost of harboring a Nazi prisoner-the possibility of losing family, friends, and even her freedom-against the beauty of this dangerous but unforgettable friendship. Based on the author's own painful experiences growing up in Arkansas during World War II, this poignant novel is an ALA Notable Book, a National Book Award finalist, one of the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year, and the winner of the Golden Kite Award.
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