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Anne Frank

Bestselling author David Colbert creates a new form of biography as he examines the life of Anne Frank by looking at the ten most important days of her life.

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You're about to be an eyewitness to ten crucial days in Anne Frank's life, including:

A wrenching decision to flee Germany

A chilling letter that sent her family into hiding

The gift of her one true confidante - her diary

A sickening betrayal to the Nazis

And a tragedy in the concentration camps just before liberation.

These days and five others shook Anne's world - and yours.

Audience
young adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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