{"product_id":"9780142406519","title":"Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emotional, thought-provoking book from multi-award-winning author Bette Greene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An exceptionally fine novel.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Courageous and compelling!\"  —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA National Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003e An ALA Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eOutstanding Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010644459760,"sku":"9780142406519","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780142406519_p0.jpg?v=1763656453","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780142406519","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}