Synopses & Reviews
New insight into the girl whose diary changed the world Few people know that Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, had pen pals in the United States: Juanita and Betty Wagner, of Danville, Iowa. Although the girls corresponded only briefly, their letters capture a poignant moment in Anne's life, before the Nazis arrived. Through interviews with people who knew Anne, Margot, Juanita, Betty, and their friends, author Susan Goldman Rubin skillfully contrasts the realities of life in rural America and urban Holland through the duration of World War II. Packed with firsthand reports, photographs (many never before published), and intriguing new information, Searching for Anne Frank provides a vivid look at lives torn apart by war-a subject that has great relevance for today's readers. AUTHOR BIO: Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of many biographies for young people, most recently Degas and the Dance, an ALA Notable Book. Her biography of Margaret Bourke-White was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a Smithsonian Notable Book for Children. She lives in Malibu, CA.Synopsis
Few people know that Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, had pen pals in the United States: Juanita and Betty Wagner, of Danville, lowa. Although the girls corresponded only briefly, their letters capture a poignant moment in Anne's life, before the Nazis arrived. Through interviews with people who knew Anne, Margot, Juanita, Betty, and their friends, author Susan Goldman Rubin skillfully contrasts the realities of life in rural America and urban Holland through the duration of World War II. Packed with firsthand reports, photographs (many never before published), and intriguing new information, "
Synopsis
Postcards underscore the contrast between Anne's life in Amsterdam and her pen pals' lives in America.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.