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The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

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Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has since become a world classic — a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the "Secret Annex" of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

Review:

"The new edition reveals a new depth to Anne's  dreams, irritations, hardship, and passions . . .  There may be no better way to commemorate the fiftieth  anniversary of the end of World War II than to  reread The Diary of a Young Girl  a testament to an indestructivle nobility of  spirit in the face of pure  evil."--Chicago Tribune

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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insanebutnot, November 6, 2007 (view all comments by insanebutnot)
i am curantly reading this book, and i havent gotten that far and i all ready love it. We had read one part of the story in school, and i have wanted to read the book ever sence. it is very insperational
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faithkanne, June 28, 2007 (view all comments by faithkanne)
Anne Frank's book on the Diary of a Young Girl is inspiring to anyone who reads books. I loved this book and I think you would love it to.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553296983
Translator:
Mooyaart, B. M.
Introduction:
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Translator:
Mooyaart, B. M.
Author:
Frank, Anne
Author:
Anne Frank With an Introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt
Author:
Roosevelt, Eleanor
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Location:
Glenview, Ill.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Jews
Subject:
Holocaust
Subject:
Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)
Subject:
Historical - Holocaust
Subject:
Netherlands
Subject:
Frank, anne, 1929-1945
Subject:
Amsterdam
Subject:
Holocaust, jewish
Subject:
Amsterdam (Netherlands) History.
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Netherlands.
Subject:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Amsterdam -- Personnel narratives.
Subject:
World War, 19
Subject:
Frank, Anne
Subject:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
Bantam ed.
Series Volume:
23
Publication Date:
June 1993
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
7.06x4.24x.81 in. .33 lbs.
Media Run Time:
003500

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