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Shadow Life: A Portrait of Anne Frank and Her Family
224 pp.
| Scholastic |
March, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-439-41678-7$16.95
(2)
YA
Divided into four parts, Denenberg's thoroughly researched account provides background on Nazism and its influence on the Frank family; allows Anne's older sister, Margot, to speak through her own fictitious diary; offers first-person accounts of survivors; and outlines Otto Frank's last days of the war and his search for his family. A bibliographical essay, source notes, and an extensive bibliography are appended. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2005