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Name of Book: Red Adam's Lady Author: Grace Ingram ISBN: 978-1-61373-967-9 Publisher: Chicago Independent Press Type of book: Medieval ages, 1173, lord of the manor, daily life, cleaning, power struggles, death, forced marriage, atypical, old king Henry II vs his sons, rebellions, Scots, Year it was published: 1973, 2018 Summary: The fair Lady Julitta has a problem. She is not wealthy. She prizes her virginity. And her liege, whom she despises, is intent on rape. Red Adam is the lord of Brentborough castle—young, impetuous, scandalous, a twelfth-century hell raiser. On one of his nights of drunken revelry he abducts Julitta. Though she fends him off, keeping her virginity, he has sullied her honor. Then, to the astonishment of all, he marries her. Red Adam’s Lady is a boisterous, bawdy tale of wild adventure, set against the constant dangers of medieval England. It is a story of civil war and border raids, scheming aristorcrats and brawling villagers, daring...

Name of Book: Summer of My German Soldier Author: Bette Greene ISBN: 0-439-23872-2 Publisher: Scholastic Type of book: 1940s, South, World War II, Judaism, German, reform school, society, abuse Year it was published: 1973 (version I have 2000) Summary: The summer that Patty Bergen turns twelve is a summer that will haunt her forever. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, Patty learns what it means to open her heart. Even though she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi- but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own, who understands and appreciates her in a way her parents never will. And Patty is willing to risk losing family, friends- even her freedom- for what has quickly become the most important part of her life. Characters: The characters are well rounded and likable to some extent, aside from the parents obviously. I wish I could h...