Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)

Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics) PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142406511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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An emotional, thought-provoking book from multi-award-winning author Bette Greene. 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 with feelings not unlike her own. In Anton, Patty finds someone who softens the pain of her own father's rejection and who appreciates her in a way her mother never will. While patriotic feelings run high, Patty risks losing family, friends — even her freedom — for this dangerous friendship. It is a risk she has to take and one she will have to pay a price to keep. "An exceptionally fine novel." —The New York Times "Courageous and compelling!" —Publishers Weekly A National Book Award Finalist An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year

Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)

Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics) PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0142406511
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Book Description
An emotional, thought-provoking book from multi-award-winning author Bette Greene. 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 with feelings not unlike her own. In Anton, Patty finds someone who softens the pain of her own father's rejection and who appreciates her in a way her mother never will. While patriotic feelings run high, Patty risks losing family, friends — even her freedom — for this dangerous friendship. It is a risk she has to take and one she will have to pay a price to keep. "An exceptionally fine novel." —The New York Times "Courageous and compelling!" —Publishers Weekly A National Book Award Finalist An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year

Morning is a Long Time Coming

Morning is a Long Time Coming PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613228978
Category : Paris (France)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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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

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe

Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101128054
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 95

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This title has been removed from sale by Penguin Group, USA.

Summer of My German Soldier

Summer of My German Soldier PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780140309850
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 205

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When the train pulls into the station in Jenkensville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen senses something exciting is going to happen. German prisoners of war have arrived to make their home in the prison camp. To the rest of the town these prisoners are only Nazis, but to Patty, a Jewish girl with a turbulent home life, one of the soldiers becomes a friend.

Anne Frank and Me

Anne Frank and Me PDF Author: Cherie Bennett
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110107583X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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In one moment Nicole Burns's life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Paris during World War II. No more Internet diaries and boy troubles for Nicole-now she's a carefree Jewish girl, with wonderful friends and a charming boyfriend. But when the Nazi death grip tightens over France, Nicole is forced into hiding, and begins a struggle for survival that brings her face to face with Anne Frank. "This is a powerful and affecting story." (KLIATT)

Clover

Clover PDF Author: Susan Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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The Welsh Girl

The Welsh Girl PDF Author: Peter Ho Davies
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547524900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 345

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A WWII-era Welsh barmaid begins a secret relationship with a German POW in this “beautiful” novel by the author of A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself (Ann Patchett). Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize Set in the stunning landscape of North Wales just after D-Day, this critically acclaimed debut novel traces the intersection of disparate lives in wartime. When a prisoner-of-war camp is established near her village, seventeen-year-old barmaid Esther Evans finds herself strangely drawn to the camp and its forlorn captives. She is exploring the camp boundary when an astonishing thing occurs: A young German corporal calls out to her from behind the fence. From that moment on, the two begin an unlikely—and perilous—romance. Meanwhile, a German-Jewish interrogator travels to Wales to investigate Britain’s most notorious Nazi prisoner, Rudolf Hess. In this richly drawn and thought-provoking “tour de force,” all will come to question the meaning of love, family, loyalty, and national identity (The New Yorker). “If you loved The English Patient, there’s probably a place in your heart for The Welsh Girl.” —USA Today “Davies’s characters are marvelously nuanced.” —Los Angeles Times “Beautifully conjures a place and its people, in an extraordinary time . . . A rare gem.” —Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs “This first novel by Davies, author of two highly praised short story collections, has been anticipated—and, with its wonderfully drawn characters, it has been worth the wait.” —Booklist, starred review

The River Between Us

The River Between Us PDF Author: Richard Peck
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 0142403105
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois.

Get on Out of Here, Philip Hall

Get on Out of Here, Philip Hall PDF Author: Bette Greene
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613147538
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Beth Lambert's got everything going for her at school, and she's sure all of her dreams will come true. But that was before Philip Hall became #1 again. Beth's going to show him up--in style!

The Westing Game

The Westing Game PDF Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593118103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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BE CLASSIC with The Westing Game, introduced by New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett. A highly inventive mystery begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the very stranger will of the very read Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is find the answer - but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on - through blizzards, burglaries, and bombings, Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game! Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book