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Bette Greene (born June 28, 1934) 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 Florida. Greene was raised in Parkin, Arkansas, where she stuck out as a Jewish girl in the American South during the Great Depression and World War II. Her books focus on themes of injustice and alienation. Her book, ''Summer of My German Soldier'', is based heavily on her childhood. ==Biography== Greene was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but was raised in the small city of Parkin, Arkansas, where her parents ran the general store. As a Jewish girl in a town of Christian fundamentalists, she experienced discrimination and learned what it was like to be an outsider. Since her parents spent a lot of time in their store, Greene was raised mainly by her family's African-American housekeeper, Ruth, who served as the model for the character of the same name in ''Summer of My German Soldier''. Just before Greene entered high school, her family returned to Memphis. Although she began writing for newspapers during her high school years and even won first prize in a local essay contest, she received poor grades in English because of her difficulties with spelling and punctuation. After graduation, she spent a year studying in Paris, France, an experience that would later serve as the background for ''Morning Is a Long Time Coming''. After a year abroad, she returned to Memphis and became a reporter for United Press International. After taking classes at several colleges, Greene enrolled at Columbia University in New York City, where she focused on writing and astronomy. After graduation she worked as a part-time journalist and a public information officer before marrying physician Donald Sumner Greene and moving with him to Boston; the couple have two grown children. It was after the birth of her daughter Carla that Greene began to write ''Summer of My German Soldier''. The novel took five years to complete; after two more years spent searching for a publisher and eighteen rejections, the book was published by Dial Press in 1973. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bette Greene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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