Thursday, June 18, 2015

Anne Frank: The girl who wanted to write

Seventy years ago, 15-year old diarist Anne Frank died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp of typhus. Her last diary entry was dated August 1, 1944.  Her diary The Diary of a Young Girl was published by Contact Publishing, Amsterdam on June 25, 1947. By 1950 a sixth edition was published. The book is estimated to have sold over 30 million copies and translated into 67 languages. The young diarist dreamed of becoming a writer, dreamed of traveling to Paris and possibly even to Hollywood. She was a bright, vivacious and thoughtful girl who believed she would someday see her words in print. Posthumously, the impact and legacy of her diary is evident in the many editions of the diary, plays, films and books written about her. Want to learn more about this extraordinary young girl check out one these books.

Non-Fiction Books
Anne Frank Remembered: the story of the woman who helped to hide the Frank family by Geis, Miep
Inside Anne Frank's House: an illustrated journey through Anne's world
Anne Frank: the biography by Muller, Melissa
The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank by Lindwer, Willy
Anne Frank: the book, the life, the afterlife by Prose, Francine
The Hidden Life of Otto Frank by Lee, Carol Ann

Films
Anne Frank (2001)

Fiction Books
Margot by Cantor, Jillian
The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank by Feldman, Ellen

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