A review by rachelelizabeth
The Diary of Anne Frank: And Related Readings by Anne Frank, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich

4.0

This book was mentioned on the following episodes of Checking Out:
Episode 1 - Listen here.
Episode 2 - Listen here.

Possible Read Harder 2020 Prompts: Memoir from a different religious tradition
Possible Pop Sugar 2020 Prompts: 20th century pub date, 4 star rating, Passes Bechdel test

I actually never read THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL but always wanted to. My grandma told me I couldn't read it until I was in 8th grade, and then..it had lost it's "allure". I got to teach the play this year with an amazing coteacher, and the play was so fun to watch the students interact with. It did a great job of keeping the reader engaged and wanting to know what happened next. It really hits home at the end how these were real people and a real story and i found it very moving.