A Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition) (Everyman's Library; Reprint edition, 2010) (first published in 1947)
Genre: Non-fiction
Honors: Luisterboek Award (2008) [Honors Information found at Goodreads.com]
Review: This is the famous diary kept by a young teenage girl about her and her family who went into hiding during the occupation of The Netherlands by Germany at the beginning of WWII. She kept the meticulous and detailed diary in hopes of turning it into a book after the war. Unfortunately Anne did not make it out of the war alive, but her father went on to publish the diary. It's a breath taking look at the turmoil and fear her family faced on a daily basis along with dealing with the claustrophobic monotony of eight people living in a confined space for over two years.
Opinion: I wanted to read this story because I had never had the chance to read it. It's very real in that you Anne can relate to every teenager. She discusses her feelings very openly to her diary. It's also nice to read before or after The Fault in Our Stars by John Green because the characters in that book visit Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam (I have been to the house as well and it's an incredibly emotionally moving experience!).
Ideas: Good book for teens who like memoir or diary books. Also a great book for anyone studying WWII. The book is good for young readers all the way up to adults.
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