Summer of My German Soldier

From the book jacket: From the minutes before the train pulled in to the station, Patty Bergen knew something exciting was going to happen. German prisoners of war have arrived to make the prison camp in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, their new home. To the rest of her town, these prisoners are Nazis. But......more

This was one of the best books that I read. It had a lot of things going on in it. Patty is the main character in this story. She has a normal life, however, it becomes much more interesting as it goes. The setting of this story takes place during WWII. It's about the POW's (Prisoner's of War) and......more

I loved this book. It’s heartbreaking & sad in most ways, but lovely also. What would seem to be strange – a 12 year old American Jewish girl befriending a German solider during World War II, made perfect sense: 12 year old Patty feels unloved and unappreciated by her family and doesn’t even fit in......more

Reviewed for THC Reviews Summer of My German Soldier is a poignant coming-of-age story about a young Jewish girl from a small town in Arkansas who helps an escaped German POW, an act which changes her life forever. This short young adult novel is packed with philosophical lessons on human nature that......more