Beloved diary memoirs of Anne Frank, a young dutch Jewish teenager who, along with her family and a few neighbours, remained hidden for two years in cramped living conditions above her father's office, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in WW11. The family was eventually betrayed and sadly, Anne, her sister and her mother, all perished in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Her father survived the war and returned to the Netherlands where he was given the diary by a friend (Miep Gies, who had kept it hidden all through the war years) and published Anne's diary. Anne's writing is mature for such a young teen and is humorous, poignant, descriptive and insightful. She is observant of her neighbours and also spends much time in introspective inspection. Her diary is considered to be an important document as it stands as an authentic record of life in hiding during this horrific time in history.
Verdict: Great choice for study in the classroom.