The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive EditionDiscovered 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. "The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust remains astonishing and excruciating." The New York Times Book Review In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen year old Jewish girl and her family fled their

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.

"The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust ... remains astonishing and excruciating."--The New York Times Book Review

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 02/01/1996
ISBN: 9780385480338
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.24w x 0.79d

Review Citations: New York Times 02/25/1996 pg. 32
Entertainment Weekly 06/27/2014 pg. 22

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 139354 / Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
Reading Level: 6.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 17