...each of us must read this tragic and moving true story ...

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...

Link to Novelist

Anne Frank Musuem

...adventurous reading into the world of love and war...

Annexed
by Sharon Dogar

Published:  London : Anderson, 2010.  329 pages.
Reading Appeal:  Young Adult

On the front cover of the novel it states:
"The incredible story of the boy who loved Anne Frank".

Do you know the true story of Anne Frank?
Anne Frank was Jewish and she was hiding from the Nazis during World War II.  Did you know she wrote a diary about her life while she lay hidden in a secret annexe? And she was not alone in the annexe....this novel retells Anne's story from Peter's perspective.
             Reflective                                Intimate                                  Moving
Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in the annex with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. Peter shares Anne's story with feeling.  He's a boy, and for a boy it's just not the same...
                             character-driven                             coming-of-age

...read this tale and you will experience a truely tragic love story... 

Postscript:  Please refer to the blog "The Diary of a young girl" by Anne Frank . 

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