Bette Greene

World War II has come to Patty Bergen's hometown of Jenkinsville, Arkansas, in the form of a German prisoner of war camp. Patty, a twelve-year-old Jewish girl, is curious about these Nazi soldiers, who must be monsters for the killing they have done. She is also lonely and awkward, and looking for a friend. Anton, a German soldier, is not the monster that Patty imagined, but a frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own. He sees Patty in a way no one else does, as "a person of value." When she decides to help him escape from the camp, the consequences will change Patty's life forever. This thought-provoking, emotional narrative tackles difficult issues with insight and courage. Patty's story is as important today as ever, and has made Summer of My German Soldier a modern classic. It is a National Book Award Finalist, an ALA Notable Book, and a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year.

Summer of My German Soldier

As her mother battles a citizens' group that wants to ban all "anti-Christian" literature from the public library, Carla faces her own battle of torn loyalties when her boyfriend starts persecuting the homosexual owners of an antiques shop.

The Drowning of Stephan Jones

Eleven-year-old Beth thinks that Philip Hall likes her, but their on-again, off-again relationship sometimes makes her wonder.

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe

En route to Germany in search of the maternal love she never had, eighteen-year-old Patty Bergen lingers in Paris and experiences her first love affair.

Morning is a Long Time Coming

En route to Germany in search of the maternal love she never had, eighteen-year-old Patty Bergen lingers in Paris and experiences her first love affair. A sequel to "Summer of My German Soldier."

Le Matin est long à venir

L'éditeur indique : Patty Bergen avait douze ans l'été où les prisonniers de guerre allemand arrivèrent au camp de Jenkinsville, dans l'Arkansas. patty - maladroite, solitaire, parlant toujours trop, incapable de plaire à ses parents - désire ardemment avoir un ami. Un jour, un groupe de prisonniers allemands est amené au magasin de son père. patty y rencontre Anton. Naît alors une amitié dangereuse entre une jeune fille juive et un soldat allemand, à cette époque de la deuxième guerre mondiale où les sentiments patriotiques étaient exacerbés.

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