Anne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife
by Francine Prose

With the understanding one great writer has for another, New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose deftly parses the artistry, ambition, and enduring influence of the text millions have come to know as THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL. But the diary of Anne Frank, argues Francine Prose, is as much a work of art as an historical record. Through close reading, she marvels at the teenaged Frank's skillfully natural narrative voice, at her finely tuned dialogue and ability to turn living people into characters. Prose explores Anne Frank's natural writing skill and conscious decision to create a piece of literature, the difficulties and controversies surrounding the publication, and the lasting power one of the world's most read and banned books.
Harper
hardcover: 336 pages
(item #047)

Price: $24.99

Anne Frank: Reflections on Her Life and Legacy
Edited by Hyman A. Enzer and Sandra Solotaroff-Enzer

Here in a concise, readable volume are articles and memoirs relevant for understanding Anne's life, death, and legacy. Philip Roth, Lawrence Graver, Bruno Bettelheim, Simon Wiesenthal, John Berryman and other contributors assess her qualities as a writer and scrutinize the proliferating controversies about her reputation, especially the way the stage and film adaptations have altered perceptions of her life and diary.They also consider how interpreters of Jewish experience in WW II have defined Anne's significance for memorializing the Holocaust.
University of Illinois Press
paperback: 316 pages ( item #041)

Price: $21.95

Anne Frank in the World: Essays and Reflections
Edited by Carol Rittner

The editor has drawn together essays by scholars, clergy, teachers and writers that reflect on the larger implications of Anne Frank's diary. This book has been designed with classroom use in mind and includes an extensive chronology that helps put Anne Frank and her diary into a historical context, a select bibliography and a list of teaching resources. It is invaluable for study groups and classes on religion, the Holocaust, ethnic cleansing, discrimination, the role of the individual in society, and the daunting moral dilemmas posed by emerging nationalisms all over the world.
M.E. Sharpe
paperback: 166 pages (item #042)

Price: $28.95

Anne Frank: A Hidden Life
Mirjam Pressler

This book delivers fresh and provocative insights into the circumstances and the psychological nuances surrounding the lives of the inhabitants of the Secret Annex. Section's of Anne Frank's diary that were never published before are included, giving the readers a closer look at the realities defining the life of this remarkable young girl.
Puffin Books
paperback: 192 pages (item #044)

Price: $7.99
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Anne Frank and After - Dutch Holocaust Literature in Historical Perspective
Dick van Galen Last and Rolf Wolfswinkel

In this scholarly book the reader becomes acquainted not only with Anne Frank but also with other young Dutch Jews, as well as writers like Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi, who wrote as acutely of their experiences.  The result is a series of very compelling personal accounts of the Holocaust set in a historical perspective.
Amsterdam University Press
paperback: 184 pages (item #045)

Price: $19.95

Being Frank With Anne
Phyllis Johnson

Being Frank with Anne is a poetic reflection on the entries in Anne Frank's diary, bringing us to the core of her emotions and thoughts as her world changed forever. With the corresponding chronological date heading each poem, this book can be easily cross referenced with Anne's diary. This poetic interpretation of Anne's writing brings a deeper understanding of her reality as she lived hidden from view. Says Buddy Elias (Anne's cousin), "It is a unique approach to the diary with interesting and moving facets. Anne would have liked it a lot."
Community Press
paperback: 186 pages (item #046)

Price: $14.99

Silence Not: A Love Story

a play by Cynthia Cooper

During an economic crisis in Germany in the 1920's and 1930's, an idealistic young Jewish woman involved in the labor movement in Hamburg joins with a rebellious artisan to resist the rise of Nazism. Drawn from the true stories of Gisa Peiper and Paul Konopka, this is a story of courage and love that thrives despite the dangers, telling of the hope and art of speaking out for the highest human values in the most pressing times.

Gihon River Press

paperback: 136 pages (item #048)

Price: $17.95