Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, The Definitive Edition. New York, NY: Bantam, 1997. ISBN: 0553577123 - PBK. 352 pp. $6.99.

 Awards:

ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1996).

Waterstones Books of the Century (1997).

New York Times Bestseller (Nonfiction, 1995).

Reader’s Annotation: In the face of horrific genocide during one of history's worst nightmares one girl's diary has remained a light in a time of darkness. Anne Frank hid with her family from the Nazi's as she kept a very honest journal in response to a call from a BBC radio personality in order for history to be accurately preserved. 

Review: Widely read and heavily acclaimed, the Diary of Anne Frank has seen several transitions over the years as her father Otto was able to release less edited versions as time went by. The Definitive Edition is Frank's diary at it's most honest. Frank struggled with her coming-of-age while in hiding from the Nazi's for over two years until her family's untimely discovery. Her strength and honesty in a time of hardship and constant fear helps Frank's diary remain a core piece of literature in today's modern world. A piece which is still avidly read in classrooms and out but folks of all age groups, the diary's core message of survival in a seemingly endless period of darkness and horror helps its remain as popular today as when her father first released it years ago. 

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