Author: Lois Metzger
Title: Yours, Anne: The Life of Anne Frank
Illustrator: N/A
Readability score: Grade 3 to Grade 5
Genre: Non-fiction
Subgenre: Biography
Theme: Be courageous. Do what it takes to survive. Find the light in every darkness.
Primary and secondary characters: Anne Frank, Otto Frank, Margot Frank, Edith Frank, Mr. and Mrs. van Pels, Peter van Pels, Miep, Kitty
Awards: N/A
Date of Publication: 2004
Publishing company: Scholastic, Inc.
ISBN number: 0-439-59099-X
Yours, Anne is the story of Anne Frank as told by her family friends and her diary, Kitty. Anne grew up in Holland, where her parents thought they could live in safety. They were wrong. Hitler's rule quickly reached Holland. A letter came saying that Margot, Anne's older sister, had to leave Holland to go to a work camp, which was really a concentration camp. Otto Frank decided to send his family into hiding in an annex above his business. Anne loved to write and did so almost daily because 'Kitty' was her escape from the 'Secret Annex' and her roommates. There were two families living in the Annex: Anne's family and the van Pels. Mr. and Mrs. van Pels did not get along very well. Anne admits that she did not much care for Peter, their son, in the first year of hiding. Tensions were very high because the families had to stay locked in the annex without making a sound. Food was brought to them by Miep, a family friend who was not Jewish. She worked in the business downstairs and could easily bring food and supplies in secret. Another Jew joined the families, Dr. Pfeffer. He shared a room with Anne. Anne was very private. She poured her life into her diary and she even wrote stories to entertain her family. Towards the end of their time in the Annex, Anne and Peter fell in love. She finally realized she had someone she could talk to who would understand her. Life in the annex came to an abrupt end when police stormed the building and found the families living there. Otto, Edith, Margot, Anne, Mr. and Mrs. van Pels, Peter, and Dr. Pfeffer were sent to work camps. Otto was the only one to survive. Miep also survived. Together, she and Otto created the Anne that we know today. They commemorated her memory by publishing her diary and creating a museum.
Yours, Anne would be a suitable book for study on the Holocaust for teachers who simply do not have time to read "The Diary of Anne Frank." This version of Anne's life also gives a well-rounded view because it presents her life as it was perceived by others. She is typically thought of as rebellious, mature for her age, and bright. However, many people do not get to see Anne through the eyes of her friends during her life before the war came to Holland. In this book, we see how Anne goes from vain, snarky, and selfish to mature, intuitive, and revolutionary. Upon reading this story in literature circles, the students will fill out a Venn diagram comparing the Anne before the war and the Anne in the Annex. What was she like before and by the time she died? Were any characteristics the same throughout her life?
Yours, Anne is the story of Anne Frank as told by her family friends and her diary, Kitty. Anne grew up in Holland, where her parents thought they could live in safety. They were wrong. Hitler's rule quickly reached Holland. A letter came saying that Margot, Anne's older sister, had to leave Holland to go to a work camp, which was really a concentration camp. Otto Frank decided to send his family into hiding in an annex above his business. Anne loved to write and did so almost daily because 'Kitty' was her escape from the 'Secret Annex' and her roommates. There were two families living in the Annex: Anne's family and the van Pels. Mr. and Mrs. van Pels did not get along very well. Anne admits that she did not much care for Peter, their son, in the first year of hiding. Tensions were very high because the families had to stay locked in the annex without making a sound. Food was brought to them by Miep, a family friend who was not Jewish. She worked in the business downstairs and could easily bring food and supplies in secret. Another Jew joined the families, Dr. Pfeffer. He shared a room with Anne. Anne was very private. She poured her life into her diary and she even wrote stories to entertain her family. Towards the end of their time in the Annex, Anne and Peter fell in love. She finally realized she had someone she could talk to who would understand her. Life in the annex came to an abrupt end when police stormed the building and found the families living there. Otto, Edith, Margot, Anne, Mr. and Mrs. van Pels, Peter, and Dr. Pfeffer were sent to work camps. Otto was the only one to survive. Miep also survived. Together, she and Otto created the Anne that we know today. They commemorated her memory by publishing her diary and creating a museum.
Yours, Anne would be a suitable book for study on the Holocaust for teachers who simply do not have time to read "The Diary of Anne Frank." This version of Anne's life also gives a well-rounded view because it presents her life as it was perceived by others. She is typically thought of as rebellious, mature for her age, and bright. However, many people do not get to see Anne through the eyes of her friends during her life before the war came to Holland. In this book, we see how Anne goes from vain, snarky, and selfish to mature, intuitive, and revolutionary. Upon reading this story in literature circles, the students will fill out a Venn diagram comparing the Anne before the war and the Anne in the Annex. What was she like before and by the time she died? Were any characteristics the same throughout her life?
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