![]() ![]() They were the only Jewish family in town, a fact that influenced the plot and themes. Her parents lived in Parkin (Cross County), where they owned and operated a general store. Her maternal grandparents lived in Memphis her paternal grandparents lived in Wynne (Cross County). Greene was born Bette Evensky in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 28, 1934. ![]() Rolle praised Greene for her skillful, true-to-life characterization of Ruth. Esther Rolle won the Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy for her portrayal of Ruth. In 1979, the movie earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Writing. In 1973, it was an American Library Association Notable Book, a National Book Award finalist, and one of The New York Times’s Outstanding Books of the Year it also won the Golden Kite award. ![]() Since the novel’s publication in 1973, it has remained a young-adult best-seller and is considered a classic of young-adult literature. Both portray the Arkansas location, era, and characters realistically. Bette Greene’s Summer of My German Soldier is a novel and a television movie set in eastern Arkansas during World War II. ![]()
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