Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by: Anne Frank
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A beloved classic since its initial publication in 1947, thisvivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewishteenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945. Born in 1929,Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeksbefore she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupiedAmsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal entrieschronicle 25 trying months of claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacywith her parents, sister, a second family, and a middle-aged dentistwho has little tolerance for Anne's vivacity. The diary's universalappeal stems from its riveting blend of the grubby particulars of lifeduring wartime (scant, bad food; shabby, outgrown clothes that can'tbe replaced; constant fear of discovery) and candid discussion ofemotions familiar to every adolescent (everyone criticizes me, no onesees my real nature, when will I be loved?). Yet Frank was no ordinaryteen: the later entries reveal a sense of compassion and a spiritualdepth remarkable in a girl barely 15. Her death epitomizes the madnessof the Holocaust, but for the millions who meet Anne through herdiary, it is also a very individual loss. --Wendy Smith
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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.
A beloved classic since its initial publication in 1947, thisvivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewishteenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945. Born in 1929,Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeksbefore she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupiedAmsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal entrieschronicle 25 trying months of claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacywith her parents, sister, a second family, and a middle-aged dentistwho has little tolerance for Anne's vivacity. The diary's universalappeal stems from its riveting blend of the grubby particulars of lifeduring wartime (scant, bad food; shabby, outgrown clothes that can'tbe replaced; constant fear of discovery) and candid discussion ofemotions familiar to every adolescent (everyone criticizes me, no onesees my real nature, when will I be loved?). Yet Frank was no ordinaryteen: the later entries reveal a sense of compassion and a spiritualdepth remarkable in a girl barely 15. Her death epitomizes the madnessof the Holocaust, but for the millions who meet Anne through herdiary, it is also a very individual loss. --Wendy Smith
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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.
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- We played, we laughed, we were loved, we died...
Anne's story has made an indelible impact on me and helped me see more clearly into both the loveliest and the most despicable parts of human nature. Her writing has opened my heart to love more deeply and my mind to think more critically.
Anne Frank started her journal on her 13th birthday, in 1942. Her father, Otto Frank, had moved his family to Amsterdam in 1933 to avoid the Nazi rise to power, but in 1940, Hitler invaded The Netherlands, thus trapping the family there. As sanctions ... Read More
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- Great Job!
Great purchase!Love the discount!Our middle school students are enjoying this story!thank you.
Rating: - Anne Franke, OK
It was as described.A little more used than advertised, but alright.
Thank you.
Rating: - Intelligent but a bit too Feminist for guys...
It is a diary written by a 14 year old Jewish girl, who was forced into hiding with her family in Holland during WWII - hiding from the occupying Nazi Germans.You will be surprised how smart this 14 yr old girl (and her writing) was.Diary entries deal with her thought throughout the 2 years hiding:- hope, hopelessness, suffering trough cramped spaces with limited resources, dealing with personal conflicts between hiding members, thoughts of adolescent, etc.Cannot expect too much historical commentary, ... Read More
Rating: - The Voice of Innocence
The words of her diary were an invitation into her heart and soul, and, in such a short time, I felt as though I knew Anne personally. She had such a brilliant mind and a warm heart. Even though I knew how the story would end, when I finished it I wept bitterly. I had grown to love this little girl and nothing seemed as unfair as her demise. But I realized that through her death, she spoke for the millions of innocent people that died unknown. She was the epitomy of all the beauty that was destroyed in the holocaust. ... Read More
- We played, we laughed, we were loved, we died...Anne's story has made an indelible impact on me and helped me see more clearly into both the loveliest and the most despicable parts of human nature. Her writing has opened my heart to love more deeply and my mind to think more critically.
Anne Frank started her journal on her 13th birthday, in 1942. Her father, Otto Frank, had moved his family to Amsterdam in 1933 to avoid the Nazi rise to power, but in 1940, Hitler invaded The Netherlands, thus trapping the family there. As sanctions ... Read More
- Great Job!Great purchase!Love the discount!Our middle school students are enjoying this story!thank you.
- Anne Franke, OKIt was as described.A little more used than advertised, but alright.
Thank you.
- Intelligent but a bit too Feminist for guys...It is a diary written by a 14 year old Jewish girl, who was forced into hiding with her family in Holland during WWII - hiding from the occupying Nazi Germans.You will be surprised how smart this 14 yr old girl (and her writing) was.Diary entries deal with her thought throughout the 2 years hiding:- hope, hopelessness, suffering trough cramped spaces with limited resources, dealing with personal conflicts between hiding members, thoughts of adolescent, etc.Cannot expect too much historical commentary, ... Read More
- The Voice of InnocenceThe words of her diary were an invitation into her heart and soul, and, in such a short time, I felt as though I knew Anne personally. She had such a brilliant mind and a warm heart. Even though I knew how the story would end, when I finished it I wept bitterly. I had grown to love this little girl and nothing seemed as unfair as her demise. But I realized that through her death, she spoke for the millions of innocent people that died unknown. She was the epitomy of all the beauty that was destroyed in the holocaust. ... Read More
