Alamosa Public Library

Sensitively edited, the abridged edition of 'The Diary of Anne Frank' gives younger readers their first introduction to the extraordinary diary of an ordinary girl who has long become a household name. There are line drawings, lots of family photographs, and an afterword to explain why the diary ends so abruptly.

"Explore some of the English language's most important literary works with Lightbox Literature Studies. Each title in the series features comprehensive teacher resources, such as rubrics and activity-oriented teacher notes, to help guide lesson plans. Historical documents and first-hand accounts provide meaningful context to help readers study each work of literature and discover its relevance today" --

The journal of a Jewish girl in her early teens describes both the joys and torments of daily life, as well as typical adolescent thoughts, throughout two years spent in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland.