On 25th June 1947 Anne Frank's dad published her diary. Which a story living childhood in tough conditions. These are books that have similar elements that book
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True Diaries, Memoirs & Survivor Stories
Fiction Inspired by Real Lives
Other Powerful Coming-of-Age in Conflict
True Diaries, Memoirs & Survivor Stories
A young girl’s diary from war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990s. Often called “the Anne Frank of Bosnia.”
Zlata's Diary
A Holocaust memoir of a Jewish girl sent to Auschwitz at 13. A powerful and vivid survival story
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Holocaust
A collection of real Holocaust diaries written by young people across Europe, many unpublished before
Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Holocaust Diaries
A Czech girl’s illustrated diary from the Terezín ghetto and later Auschwitz. Honest and moving.
Helga's Diary by Helga Weiss
A diary from the Bosnian war, written by a girl who survived bombings and isolation, much like Anne
My Childhood Under Fire
Fiction Inspired by Real Lives
A powerful historical novel about a Danish girl who helps her Jewish friend escape the Nazis
Number the Stars: Collins Modern Classics
A story set in WWII Germany, narrated by Death, about a girl who finds hope and courage in books
The Book Thief
Semi-autobiographical novel about a Jewish girl fleeing Germany with her family in the 1930s.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit - Classic Children's Book
A disabled girl evacuated from London during WWII finds strength and freedom for the first time
The War that Saved My Life
A time-travel novel where a modern girl is transported into Nazi-occupied France — a fictional tribute to Anne Frank
Anne Frank and Me
Other Powerful Coming-of-Age in Conflict
Memoir of a girl growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Ideal for readers of Anne’s diary
Red Scarf Girl: Memoir of Cultural Revolution
A graphic memoir about a girl’s coming-of-age during and after the Iranian Revolution
Persepolis I & II
A Japanese-American girl’s story of being interned during WWII in the U.S.
Farewell to Manzanar: Japanese American WWII Story
A poetic novel in verse about a young girl fleeing Vietnam after the war
Inside Out & Back Again
A harrowing memoir of a boy forced to become a child soldier during the Sierra Leone civil war
