Remembering Anne Frank: Books to read if you loved 'Anne Frank's Diary'

It was on June 12, 1942 when Anne Frank turned 13 and she received a diary as a gift. For the next two years Anne wrote about her life experiences, her fears and hopes in her diary, while she and her family lived in a secret annex of a dilapidated warehouse in Nazi occupied Amsterdam during World War II. Her diary entry stopped abruptly in August, 1944 when her family's secret hideout was found out and they were sent to a concentration camp in Auschwitz. Unfortunately Anne died at a young age, and her father Otto Frank was the only survivor from their family. It was Otto who later got Anne's diary published in 1947 which made Anne Frank one of the most recognized "face of the Holocaust". Meanwhile, her diary continues to inspire readers across the world even today.

Through her diary, published as 'Anne Frank's Diary', Anne documented a vital time in history and the sufferings of the Holocaust. While she lived in a grim period of the Second World War, her writings are full of hope and affirmation to life. "I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains," she writes in one of the diary entries; while in the other she says, "How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

Remembering Anne Frank, here are some books about her for readers of all ages.

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It was Miep Gies and her husband who had helped the Franks hide in Amsterdam from the Nazis during World War II. For over two years they brought food and news about the outside world to the Franks. Later, it was Miep who found Anne's diary and gave it to Otto. In this book aptly titled 'Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family', Miep recalls her life as a World War I refugee and later under the Nazi rule.

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Adapted by Ari Folman and illustrated by David Polonsky, 'Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation' is "the first graphic edition of the beloved diary of Anne Frank." The book is authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation in Basel.

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In 'Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife', literary scholar Francine Prose writes about the influence of Anne Frank's diary, the criticism Otto Frank received for publishing his late daughter's diary, the controversies about its adaptations, and the conspiracy theories surrounding the diary which were later proved wrong through scientific analysis.

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Melissa Muller's 'Anne Frank: The Biography' is translated by Rita Kimber and Robert B. Kimber. Through interviews of Anne Frank's family and friends, and tracing her early life and childhood days, Muller tries to create Anne Frank's portrait for readers in this book.

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'I am Anne Frank' by Brad Meltzer is another children’s book from Ordinary People Change the World series. The book is a retelling of Anne Frank's story and it is illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos.

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While Anne Frank is known for her diary which has inspired millions of readers across the world, most people don't know about her life before she went into hiding during World War II. In this biography, Carol Ann Lee writes about Anne's life, family and friends and also features some of her rare pictures. The book is mainly written for young readers.

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'Anne Frank' by Isabel Thomas is a part of the Little Guides to Great Lives series, which aims at introducing children and young readers to inspirational people from history.

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