Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
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Author: Anne FrankBrand: Random House
Translator: B.M. Mooyaart
Introduction: Eleanor Roosevelt
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-06-01
ISBN: 0553296981
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Bantam
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- ISBN13: 9780553296983
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Incredible book
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a fifth grader and I just read this book as one of the five classics that I am reading. I had to write a critique about it, and this is what I wrote:
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl was one of the most amazing books I have ever read. The young teenager who wrote this book had profound thoughts and intelligent observations. Her writing was touching, and it gave me a sense of how young Jewish girls felt at the time of World War II; that is why I enjoyed the book. I never knew much about this period of time before, and Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl described how much suffering there was going on then.
The book was about Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager in the 1940s who had to go into hiding for twenty-five months without having a normal family life, without going outdoors and without receiving much food or quality items. At first, Anne was a somewhat carefree girl who was content at her school, had many friends, and was used to a normal, joyous life. But when she had to go into hiding, everything changed; she had to have schooling in her hiding place, she had no friends, and she could not go outdoors. Anne and the seven other members of the hiding area could not make much noise, either, and their whole world was about time. Everything was scheduled for a certain time... there was a time to wake up, a time to work, a time to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There was constant bickering going on between the eight people, they sometimes had negative thoughts about each other, and on top of that, they had to be careful not to get caught and taken to a horrible concentration camp. The people who helped the Franks, the Van Daans, and Mr. Dussel hide in the "Secret Annexe" above Mr. Frank's office were also in danger, because they could get caught for helping refugees.
The characters were, obviously, real; I love reading about real events, and therefore, it was incredible to think that the characters depicted in this book actually were once living. The characters almost seem surreal; Anne describes every one of them in such a way that makes you get to know the characters. Everyone in the book had a different, unique, strong personality. I enjoyed the character of Anne because her observations about people were similar to the way I observe individuals. Her deep thoughts made her very intelligent for her age. I enjoyed reading about how the adults treated her in a disrespectful way, and acted as if she was younger than she really was. I also liked the character of Anne's father (called "Daddy" or "Pim".) He seemed so kind, modest, and loving; I loved when he defended Anne and when Anne wrote about what a "darling" he was. At the end of the book, when I read the afterword, I was extremely moved when I read that Otto Frank survived, and found Anne's diary... he knew he could never see Anne again, and that her diary was the last item left that he had of his daughter.
Anne Frank wrote this novel with so many mixed emotions that I awaited every letter that she wrote to Kitty, her make-believe friend. Her emotions were so fascinating to hear about; one day she was content, the next melancholy, the next furious, the next frustrated. She talked about political news, about her family, about her friends, about her past life, about the people she lived with; and, my favorite part, her romance with Peter Van Daan. Strangely, I think that Anne's little romance was the best part of the book. I also enjoyed hearing about their helpers, such as Miep, Elli, Henk, Mr. Koophuis and Mr. Kraler, who often brought them food and gifts, who were so kind, and who every refugee in the hiding area adored.
I think Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl should never be changed. It is perfect as is, because Anne was a person who was once living and wrote the book. For instance, if the book I was reading was some silly fiction book by Roald Dahl, of course it could be improved. But this book was a special diary that a young girl wrote, about World War II. Anne had profound thoughts which she presented on paper in an excellent way. By reading this book, I gained knowledge of World War II and the 1940s, and how much people suffered. I would definitely recommend it to everyone; whatever your personality is, you're sure to find a character in this book that is like you. The book should be passed down from generation to generation; it is so excellent and unique, and gives you an understanding of the time period in which Anne lived, and the life that Anne lived. Also, although Anne's diary is the best part of this, people should read the afterword because it tells the sad ending of Anne Frank. Now I know, because of this book, how people REALLY felt when they had to go into hiding. I know about poor Anne and her family, who were so brave. And, above all, I discovered the horrors of war.
Michelle M. - April 5, 2005
Summary of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
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, this vivid, insightful journal is a fitting memorial to the gifted Jewish teenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, Germany, in 1945. Born in 1929, Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal entries chronicle 25 trying months of claustrophobic, quarrelsome intimacy with her parents, sister, a second family, and a middle-aged dentist who has little tolerance for Anne's vivacity. The diary's universal appeal stems from its riveting blend of the grubby particulars of life during wartime (scant, bad food; shabby, outgrown clothes that can't be replaced; constant fear of discovery) and candid discussion of emotions familiar to every adolescent (everyone criticizes me, no one sees my real nature, when will I be loved?). Yet Frank was no ordinary teen: the later entries reveal a sense of compassion and a spiritual depth remarkable in a girl barely 15. Her death epitomizes the madness of the Holocaust, but for the millions who meet Anne through her diary, it is also a very individual loss. --Wendy Smith
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