Thursday, March 10, 2011

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography
By Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón
Hill and Wang, 2010. 152 pgs. Young Adult Nonfiction

Anne Frank and her family left Germany as Hitler rose to power, settling in Amsterdam. When the Nazis increased in power, the Franks went into hiding but were betrayed only months before the end of the war in Europe. This graphic biography of Anne Frank really brings Anne Frank's story to life.Excellent illustrations, based off of photographs of the Franks and their associates, make Anne Frank's important story accessible to a whole new generation readers. Those who have read her diary will want to check this out, while fans of graphic novels and comics can appreciate the work that has gone into this book and be drawn to Anne Frank's diary in return.

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