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REVIEWS: The Diary of a
Young Girl
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GoodReads
The Guardian
Publishers Weekly
Book Companion
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.
Characters: 91. Amazon rating: 4 1/2 stars. Genre: Non-Fiction.
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