ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1967.

ISBN: 0671617605; $5.99 US; Enriched Classics paperback edition with Reader's Supplement.

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AWARDS/HONORS/REVIEWS

Waterstones Book of the Century (1997, No. 26)

New York Times Bestseller (General, 1952)

New York Times Bestseller (Nonfiction, 1995)
ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1996)

ANNOTATION:

Anne Frank, a forteen-year-old girl, documents her life as a jew hiding in Amsterdam, Holland during World War II. Although the eight members of the "Secret Annexe" are eventually found by the Nazis, Anne, with her parents and older sister Margot, the Van Daan family, and Albert Dussel the dentist, embarks on a journey to womanhood that will forever impact her readers.

BOOKTALK:

Imagine being told you have to leave your friends without saying goodbye. You aren't sure where you are going, but you are only allowed a few belongings, the ones you consider the most important. You discover you and your family are in hiding, and overnight your entire world changes. You have to whisper and tiptoe during the day, block the window with curtains at night, never step outside to breathe in fresh air; all in an effort to not be discovered by people eager to turn you in to the authorities.

Anne Frank was a girl who lived such a life during World War II. In cramped quarters, Anne learned the true meaning of being hated because she was a Jew. There were days she wanted to scream, days where she dreamed of her friends in concentration camps in horror, days where she watched the moon through the slip of a curtain and imagined a better world where she could be an author.

Through her diary one is whisked away to a world of sadness, yet optimism, as Anne comes to learn who she is and who she wants to become. We can all relate to the emotions in Anne's diary as she recieves her first kiss, argues with her parents, becomes friends with her sister.



The Diary of Anne Frank is a classic novel depicting one of the most important periods in world history. We will forever be indebted to Anne for her courage and willingness to chronicle her life. Pick up The Diary of Anne Frank and let her words speak for themselves from the past: even in extreme conditions there is still hope.