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Bette Greene

Born

in Memphis, Tennessee, The United States

June 28, 1934

Died

October 02, 2020

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Bette Greene’s award-winning classic novels will be celebrating 40 years in print!

As an award-winning author, screenwriter and news reporter, Bette Greene is read worldwide in over 16 languages. Bette continues her legacy of writing and speaking for the victimized. Within the heartbeat of her storytelling and the realism of her prose lies Bette’s demand that her readers feel what she feels and sees what she sees, taking us beyond our differences.

As the 20th century’s youngest professional news reporter, Bette published her first news story at age eight. Bette Greene’s first book, “Summer of My German Soldier”, won the first “Golden Kite” award. This same novel outsold Prince Charles’ book in his own country.

Bette Greene holds the honor of ...more

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Seeking Your Advice!

My soon-to-be-published-book Bette Greene’s Verbal Karate for Girls tackles bullying by offering advice and tactics to combat abuse.

Now I am seeking your advice. How have you personally coped with bullying? Did you ignore it or fight back? Did you find success?

Please offer your advice, and you will be acknowledged in the thank-you page of Bette Greene’s Verbal Karate for Girls in return! Also comm Read more of this blog post »

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Bette Greene’s books

Average rating: 3.68 · 21,428 ratings · 1,495 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,468 ratings — published 1973 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. (Beth Lambert, #1) by Bette Greene, Charles Lilly (Illustrations) 3.80 avg rating — 1,957 ratings — published 1974 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morning Is a Long Time Coming (Summer of My German Soldier, #2) 3.33 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 1978 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drowning of Stephan Jones 3.52 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get on Out of Here, Philip Hall (Beth Lambert, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Them That Glitter and Them That Don't 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I've Already Forgotten Your Name, Philip Hall! (Beth Lambert, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer of My German Soldier: Novel-Ties Study Guide 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe: A Study Guide 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guided Reading Book Sets: Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe; Get on Out of Here Phillip Hall (Guided Reading Books) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Summer of My German Soldier (2 books)
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Beth Lambert (3 books)
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Quotes by Bette Greene (?)

“Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.”
― Bette Greene, Summer of My German Soldier

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“Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain't no greater love in this here world than that.”
― Bette Greene, Summer of My German Soldier

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“And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces—spaces you know can't ever be filled.”
― Bette Greene, Summer of My German Soldier

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Polls

What shall we read in June, 2020? Books published 1980 or before.

Absalom, Absalom!, by William Faulkner

22 votes 33.8%

Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston

12 votes 18.5%

The Selected Stories of O. Henry

9 votes 13.8%

Vein of Iron, by Ellen Glasgow

8 votes 12.3%

Summer of My German Soldier, by Bette Greene

7 votes 10.8%

Now in November, by Josephine Winslow Johnson

7 votes 10.8%

65 total votes

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