Bette Greene
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Bette Greene (born in June 28, 1934 in Tennessee, U.S.) is the author of several books for children and young adults, including Summer of My German Soldier, The Drowning of Stephan Jones, and the Newbery Honor book Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband, Julian Summer Greene, and their two children.
Greene was raised in a small town in Arkansas, where she stuck out as a Jewish girl in the American South during the Depression and World War II. Her books focus on themes of injustice and alienation. Her book, Summer of My German Soldier, is a lot like her real life, and it teaches some knowledge on what happened in the Holocaust.
[edit] Awards
- 1973 Golden Kite Award for Summer of my German Soldier
- 1975 Newbery Honor for Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe
[edit] External links
- Biography from The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
- Bette Greene on Understanding Adolescent Homophobia
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