The diary of a young girl : a definitive edition
by Anne Frank, 1929-1945
Edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler
Translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty.
Published: New York : Doubleday, 1995. 340 pages.
Reading Appeal: Young Adult
Emotionally intense Compelling Character-driven
This true story is set in war torn Amersterdan, Netherlands. World War II has ravaged Europe and the Germans have occupied the Netherlands. The German Nazis are intent on eradicating all Jews from Europe by systematic placing them in concentration camps, death by starvation, brutality and the gas chamber.
Anne Frank, is a young Jewish girl living in Amsterdam when the Germans occupy the city. Gentiles hide the Frank family in a secret compartment in an attic. In this horrific and terrifying environment Anne pens her thoughts, feelings and daily happenings in a secret diary.
This diary survives World War II and has been published to tell the world of Anne Frank and her ordeal.
Strong sense of place Candid Heart-wrenching
Interesting titbit: This publication is an uncut edition of Anne Frank's diary including entries originally omitted by her father and provides insight into Anne's relationship with her mother.
...it is important we all read Anne's Diary...lest we forget the Jewish Holocaust and those who lost their lives senselessly...
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