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Bette Greene was born in 1934 in Memphis,Tenn. An author of young adult fiction, Greene's books speak of the problems of growing up, particularly the feeling of being different. Her most popular book, The Summer of My German Soldier (1973), a semi-autobiographical work based on her experiences growing up Jewish in Arkansas during World War II, was adapted as a television movie. It was nominated for a National Book Award (1973), and received an American Library Association Notable Book award (1973), as well as several other awards. It inspired the sequel, Morning is a Long Time Coming (1978). Another book, Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe (1974) received multiple awards including an American Library Association Notable Children's Book award (1974) and a Newbery Honor Book award (1975). (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Summer of My German Soldier… (més)
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Bette Evensky Greene was raised in a small town in Arkansas near Memphis, TN. Her parents owned a store called Evensky's Dry Goods. Theirs was the only Jewish family in town; and her books typically have themes of alienation or unjust treatment. According to Greene, she became a professional writer at age 9 when she sold a news story about a barn fire to the Memphis Commercial Appeal. She married Donald Greene, a Boston doctor, in 1959, and has two children.