4.75- We all know Anne Frank from her diary which was written during her years hiding in the annex of her father’s office building in Amsterdam during WW2. Before that she was just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life, and thus we don’t know too much about who she was. Alice Hoffman has answered the question of “Who was Anne”? with this brilliantly written book.
Starting in the late 1930’s and going up until the Frank family had to go into hiding, Ms. Hoffman captured Anne’s essence perfectly and has brought her to life via the pages of her book. While the conversations are fictionalized her relationships with her friends and her family were not.
This book is a fantastic companion to The Diary of a Young Girl and is a must read for everyone 7th grade and up.