Anne Frank: Get to Know the Girl Beyond Her Diary

By Kassandra Radomski

Shortly after her 13th birthday, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding. It was World War II and the German Nazis were rounding up Jewish people and killing them or sending them to work in horrible camps. During her time in hiding, Anne wrote about the experience in her diary. What was the fate of Anne and her family? What became of her diary? Find the answers to these questions and more in Anne Frank: Get to Know the Girl Beyond Her Diary.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496641168

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People You Should Know: Anne Frank by Kassandra Radomski

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Chapter 1: The Letter

Chapter 2: Anne’s Diary

Chapter 3: The Secret Annex

Chapter 4: Capture

Glossary

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Critical Thinking Questions

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

1

THE LETTER

On July 5, 1942, a postal worker delivered a letter to a family in Holland. It was for 16-year-old Margot Frank. Inside was an order from Germany’s Nazi Party. Margot was to report to a labor camp in Germany. A similar letter was sent to thousands of other Jewish people.

The Nazis considered Jewish people responsible for all the problems their nation had experienced after World War I (1914–1918). They decided that getting rid of Jews was the solution to the nation’s poverty.

Margot’s parents, Otto and Edith, were afraid. If Margot didn’t report, the entire family, including 13-year-old Anne, could be arrested. Otto and Edith Frank believed the family had no other choice but to hide away the next morning.

Forced Labor

The first labor camps were organized in 1933 to hold people