| The Diary of a Young Girl Contributor(s): Frank, Anne (Author), Mooyaart, B. M. (Translator), Roosevelt, Eleanor (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0553296981 ISBN-13: 9780553296983 Publisher: Bantam OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 1993 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Holocaust |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00009172 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4" W x 6.8" (0.30 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1940's - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |