Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
We begin with the book that taught us that Germans are people, too! Young Patty learns about the world in her small town.
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Banned
1990 - Connecticut - Challeged in curriculum at Burlington and Hawinton schools for profanity and "subject matter that set bad examples and gives students negative views of life."
1996 - New Jersey - Temporarily removed from 8th grade supplemental reading list in Cinnaminson for "offiensive racial stereotypes."
2002 - Challenged for racism, offensive language, and being sexually explicit.
#55 Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009
Sources
ALA. "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009." Retrieved on 17 Aug 01 from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/top-100-bannedchallenged-books-2000-2009
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read. ALA. 2014.
Greene, Bette. Summer of My German Soldier. Bantam Starfire. 1983.
Marshall University Libraries. "SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER." Retrieved on 17 Aug 01 from http://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/summergerman.asp