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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
SYNOPSIS
When Anne Frank turned thirteen, she received a gift that allowed her to
share her feelings and dreams with a completely sympathetic “friend”—a diary that
she named “Kitty.” This diary became Anne’s constant companion to whom she communicated her private thoughts and observations. These observations coupled universal adolescent longings with a poignant expression of the unique tragedy of the times
in which she lived, for Anne was a Jewish child growing up in Holland during World
War II.
Because of Adolph Hitler’s determination to exterminate the Jewish people,
Anne and her family fled Germany only to find themselves under Hitler’s grasp in
Holland. Hitler’s war against the Jews affected Anne’s family with increasing harshness. Anne and her sister Margot were forced to attend special Jewish schools; their
father lost his job; the family could not visit theaters and restaurants. These were
minor inconveniences compared to what would await the Franks if captured by the
Nazis and placed in concentration camps.
In order to avoid this ultimate disaster, the Frank and Van Daan families
went into hiding with the help of Dutch Christian friends. Their home became a few
secret rooms above the warehouse Mr. Frank managed; and eight people became a
family in the “Secret Annexe,” with all of the quarreling, laughing, and sharing such
a relationship in close quarters entails.
Throughout her stay in the warehouse, Anne experienced the typical rites
of passage of adolescence—even teenage love in the person of Peter Van Daan. Their
quiet talks and their first kiss are described in the diary, placed against the background
of war-time Holland. Juxtaposing the ordinary routines of everyday existence with
the extraordinary demands made by their living conditions, Anne created a vivid
picture of all the Secret Annexe inhabitants and the events surrounding them.
Tragically, this account was ended abruptly. Secret police discovered the
hideout just months before Holland was liberated from the Nazis. Anne did not survive the horrors of the concentration camp, but her words have lived on as testimony
to her unique strength as a person and her talent as a writer. Those who read her
words today can only marvel that these perceptive observations were penned by a
young girl who was just beginning to experience life.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Holocaust refers to the systematic destruction by Hitler and his
National Socialist Party of all those who did not conform to the German ideal of culture and race. Such “undesirables” included people who suffered from mental illness,
communists, gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, and others. Above all, this destruction was
aimed at the Jewish people who lived in Germany and in German-occupied countries.
This vision of a Pan-Germanic empire where Aryan culture could reign supreme had
been espoused by philosophers and writers for more than a hundred years before
Hitler’s rise to power. It was linked to anti-Semitic sentiment that had smoldered
among European nations, especially when economic conditions were poor. Under Hitler,
this anti-Semitism received moral, legal, and administrative sanction.
In 1933 conditions were ripe for the downfall of the Weimar Republic and
the appointment of Adolph Hitler as chancellor by President Paul Von Hindenburg.
Because of a poor economy and the feeling that the Versailles Treaty, which ended
World War I, had been an affront to Germany, malcontents like Hitler could flourish.
Once in power, Hitler unleashed a reign of terror against those he considered undesirable. At first, government decrees eliminated Jewish participation in German social
and cultural life. Soon, Jews were totally isolated from the rest of society. The
Nuremburg Laws of 1935 prohibited marriage between Jew and German; Jews were
no longer to be considered citizens. They eventually were forced to live in ghettos
where disease, hunger, and death were rampant.
Finally, work camps and then death camps were established as the “final
solution to the Jewish problem.” This final solution was carried out in all of the
European countries that Germany occupied during World War II—Poland, France,
Holland, Belgium, and Russia.
By 1945, six million Jews, along with many gypsies and Slavic leaders had
perished. Jewish-European culture, as it had previously existed, ceased to be. While a
handful of European Jews remained to salvage their lives after Hitler’s defeat, most
had either fled to a more secure place or died from the war Hitler had waged against
them.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
PRE-READING ACTIVITIES
1. Read the Background Information on page two of this study guide and do some additional research on the Holocaust. Learn how German anti-Semitism contributed to
the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, eventually spreading its policies of Jewish
extermination to other European nations. Also, learn how Hitler’s policies affected
Jews and non-Jews in Holland.
2. Create a time-line of major events which occurred in the world during World War II
(1939–1945). As you read Anne’s diary, refer to the time-line to see what is taking
place in the world while Anne and her family are in hiding.
3. Consider how political events often shape the lives of ordinary citizens. Are there any
places in the world today where civilian populations are suffering due to their government’s policies? Has there been any political event or government action that has
affected your own life or the lives of others you know?
4. Do some research on conditions of life in Germany as the Nazi party gained power.
Try to understand why some Jewish people decided to remain in their homeland and
go into hiding rather than try to emigrate. Imagine that you and your family were
faced with a hostile government and had to weigh the challenges of leaving your homeland against the dangers of remaining. What do you think you would choose to do?
5. Some people in Nazi-controlled countries, particularly Holland, showed great courage
by offering shelter and thus risking their own lives to save people persecuted by Hitler.
Contrast them to those in the population who ignored the evidence of large-scale persecution. Faced with a similar dilemma, do you think you would come to the aid of
others at the risk of your own life?
6. Keep a reading journal as you complete each segment of the book. In your journal,
record your own reactions to what you have read and your feelings about the characters. The journal should also include any predictions or conclusions you may draw
about the events described.
7. Before you read the actual diary pages that comprise this book, read the introductory
pages which include information on its first publication in 1947 and the Introduction
itself, written by Eleanor Roosevelt. This will establish the context in which this
extraordinary book was written.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
Pre-Reading Activities (cont.)
8. In the Anticipation Guide below are eight statements dealing with the world Anne
knew as a teenager growing up in Holland during World War II facing the onslaught
of German tyranny. Before you read Anne’s diary, tell whether you agree or disagree
by writing YES or NO next to each statement under the YOU column. After you finish
reading her diary, tell whether Anne would agree with each of the statements by writing YES or NO in the ANNE column.
ANTICIPATION GUIDE
STATEMENT
YOU
ANNE
1. Family members pull together in the face of crisis.
2. Strangers are always afraid to help those in need.
3. Facing tragedy makes you mature more rapidly.
4. People find it easy to change their habits when they
need to survive.
5. Teenage daughters often find it difficult to get along
with their mothers.
6. When survival is the primary concern, romantic love
cannot evolve.
7. When you live with many people, you never feel alone.
8. Friendship means sharing your thoughts with another
person.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
JUNE 14, 1942 – DECEMBER 22, 1942
Vocabulary: Draw a line from each word on the left to its correct definition on the right.
Then use the numbered words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.
1. melancholy
a. person with extreme zeal or enthusiasm
2. devour
b. stubborn
3. fanatic
c.
4. superfluous
d. gloomy state of mind
5. somber
e.
of very little importance; insignificant
6. trivial
f.
eat hungrily
7. obstinate
g. dismal or dull as in color
8. optimism
h. tendency to look on the favorable side of events
more than is required; excessive
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1. Wearing stylish clothing seemed like a(n) ____________________ matter when war was
raging all around us.
2. After being starved at the hands of an unkind master, we watched the dog
____________________ its food.
3. In many cultures people dress in ____________________ colors to attend a funeral.
4. He became such a religious ____________________ that he spent most of his waking
hours in prayer, neglecting his work and family.
5. A mood of ____________________ spread over the entire family when they realized that
this was their last reunion until after the war.
6. Despite our pleas, the ____________________ child refused to heed our warnings about
crossing the busy intersection carefully.
7. Sugar is ____________________ in the already-sweetened iced tea.
8. The girl’s ____________________ was contagious, making us all laugh and joke even
while enemy guns were heard in the distance.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
June 14, 1942 – December 22, 1942 (cont.)
Questions:
1. Why did Anne decide to keep a diary? Why did she call the diary “Kitty”?
2. How did the German occupation of Holland affect Anne and her family?
3. What did Anne mean when she wrote on July 8, 1942, “Years seem to have passed
between Sunday and now. So much has happened, it is just as if the whole world had
turned upside-down”?
4. Who helped the Frank family go into hiding? Why do you think they wanted to help
the Franks?
5. Where did the Franks and the Van Daans decide to hide?
6. What attempts did Anne and her family make to keep their life as normal as possible?
7. What news from the outside world made Anne realize the desperate conditions that
Jews faced?
8. Why wouldn’t Anne allow news of the outside world to depress her?
Questions for Discussion:
1. What did the first few pages of the book reveal about the quality of Anne’s family life?
How concerned did she then seem about the war in Europe?
2. Why do you think it was difficult for the eight people to avoid quarreling as they settled into the “Secret Annexe”? Do you think this was a normal reaction, or that they
were incompatible families?
3. Compare the feelings Anne had for her mother with those she had for her father. Do
you think that these feelings were typical or unusual for a thirteen-year-old girl?
4. Based on the quality of Anne’s writing and what she revealed about herself, how
would you assess her level of maturity?
Social Studies Connection:
Anne mentioned going to meetings of the Zionist Movement. Do some research into the
Zionist Movement. When was it begun? What was its goal? Why was it always a controversial
movement even among Jews?
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
June 14, 1942 – December 22, 1942 (cont.)
Activity: Survival in the Annexe
Anne’s family prepared for hiding by sending cartons of their possessions to the Annexe. Make
a list of the items that you think they would find most useful, keeping in mind the need to
conserve space. Only include objects that could have been obtained in 1942. Tell how each
item would be used. An example is given to get you started.
Item
radio
Use
to receive news of the outside world
Writing Activity:
Imagine that you are about to leave your home to go into hiding for an indeterminate length
of time. Write a journal entry describing this imagined event and your feelings at that time.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
JANUARY 13, 1943 – JULY 26, 1943
Vocabulary: Synonyms are words with similar meanings. Draw a line from each word in
column A to its synonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the blanks
in the sentences below.
B
A
1. clandestine
a. stopped
2. morale
b. pushy
3. cunning
c.
4. indignant
d. angry
5. ceased
e.
criticisms
6. rebukes
f.
secret
7. aggressive
g. miserable
8. wretched
h. cleverness
spirit
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1. The family members had to use all of their ____________________ in order to bring food
to the hideout without being discovered.
2. The Nazis had become increasingly ____________________ in their house-to-house
searches, causing many families to go into hiding.
3. All of our activity ____________________ when the German soldiers made a search of the
neighborhood.
4. We would have been taken to prison instantly if the German soldiers became aware of
our ____________________ living quarters.
5. Anne resented the ____________________ she received from her family and the Van Daans
for behavior that was once considered acceptable.
6. Despite their hardships, their love for one another and hope for a better future kept up
their ____________________.
7. Anne appreciated her own life more when she compared it to the ___________________
conditions of other Jews who had not gone into hiding.
8. Many Jewish families in Holland were ____________________ about losing their rights
and privileges, but grateful to be protected by fellow countrymen.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
January 13, 1943 – July 26, 1943 (cont.)
Questions:
1. Why did Anne feel fortunate to live in the “Secret Annexe”?
2. What were the general living conditions in Holland during the war?
3. How did Anne justify her cold attitude toward her mother? Do you think her feelings
were justified?
4. On her birthday, Anne called herself “the Benjamin of the family.” Since Benjamin
was the youngest and favorite brother and son of the biblical Jacob’s family, why
would such a comparison be fitting on Anne’s birthday?
5. Why did Anne’s parents consider sending her outdoors with Miep? Why did they
decide against the plan?
6. What problem arose between Dussel and Anne because they shared a room? Do you
think a conflict between the two was inevitable?
7. Why were the air raids in Holland both frightening and welcome for the Annexe
residents?
Questions for Discussion:
1. Do you think that Anne was the only one in the Secret Annexe who was miserable
about the confinement?
2. Why do you think small matters took on major significance in the Secret Annexe?
3. Why were books of special significance to the people living in the Annexe?
4. What might happen to Anne and her family if they left the Secret Annexe?
5. From what Anne revealed in her diary, do you think the Dutch people were helpful
enough to their Jewish population?
6. Do you think Anne should have behaved better and been more cooperative while she
lived in the Annexe?
Social Studies Connection:
When they learned that Mussolini had resigned as leader of Italy, the Secret Annexe
residents were overjoyed. Do some research to find out why this event made them believe
that the war might end soon.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
January 13, 1943 – July 26, 1943 (cont.)
Literary Device: Simile
A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike objects are compared, using the words
“like” or “as.” For example:
. . . mocking looks and accusations which are leveled at me every
day, and find their mark, like shafts from a tightly strung bow, and
which are just as hard to draw from my body.
What is being compared?
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What does this reveal about Anne’s feelings?
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Writing Activity:
Imagine that you are Anne’s friend and are able to write a letter to her. Tell her what you
think she needs to hear in order to make her time in the Secret Annexe more bearable.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
JULY 29, 1943 – DECEMBER 29, 1943
Vocabulary: Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Draw a line from each word in
column A to its antonym in column B. Then use the words in column A to fill in the blanks
in the sentences below.
B
A
1. pedantic
a. indifferent
2. capitulate
b. meager
3. inquisitive
c.
4. exaggerate
d. concise
5. tolerant
e.
resist
6. tumult
f.
disapproving
7. hearty
g. understate
tranquility
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1. From inside the Annexe they heard the ____________________ in the streets as bombs
dropped and sirens wailed.
2. Anne resented having to share a room with the ____________________ Mr. Dussel,
whose endless advice made her life unbearable.
3. Once Italy had surrendered, the families in the Annexe thought Hitler would soon
____________________.
4. With the radio as her only communication, Anne became increasingly
____________________ about the news of the outside world.
5. Living in such close quarters made each person ____________________ the faults of the
others.
6. Everyone dreamed of the ____________________ meals of the past after existing on
meager food rations during the war years.
7. Strong-willed and opinionated, Anne found it difficult to be ____________________ of
anyone else’s shortcomings.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
July 29, 1943 – December 29, 1943 (cont.)
Questions:
1. What was extraordinary about what Anne described as an “ordinary day in the
Annexe”?
2. Why did the residents of the Annexe become more active after 5:30 in the evening?
3. What evidence showed that Anne was suffering from depression?
4. Why did Elli now have more of the responsibility for helping the people in the Annexe
survive?
5. When Anne thought about her friend Lies, what did she imagine?
6. What did Anne believe was the only way to cure loneliness?
Questions for Discussion:
1. Do you think it is natural for the residents of the Annexe to squabble to such a great
degree? How do you think you would react to living in such close quarters?
2. How had life changed for the residents of the Annexe from St. Nicholas’ Day 1942 to
St. Nicholas’ Day 1943?
Social Studies Connection:
Look in the library or on the Internet to find a facsimile of a newspaper published on
September 8, 1943. Compare the newspaper reports of Italy’s surrender to the way Anne
reported it in her diary.
Writing Activity:
Imagine you are Margot or Peter and write about one of the days Anne described in her
diary. Tell about that day from another point of view and comment upon Anne’s mood and
behavior.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
JANUARY 2, 1944 – MARCH 12, 1944
Vocabulary: Many words in our language can be used in different ways. Knowing how a
word is used in one way often helps determine what it means in a different context.
Answer the following questions, using a dictionary only if necessary.
1. If something that is complex is made of many different parts describe a building
complex.
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2. If a maniac behaves in a wild, unpredictable way, how do you feel if you have a mania
for something?
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3. If the dawn is the beginning of the day when light first appears, what happens when
something dawns upon you?
________________________________________________________________________________
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4. If a scrap of paper is something you might throw away, what do you do when you
scrap a project?
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5. If an embryo is an animal in its first phase of development, what part of a project
might be called its embryonic stage?
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
January 2, 1944 – March 12, 1944 (cont.)
Questions:
1. Why did Anne originally seek out Peter Van Daan? Why do you think their relationship grew?
2. How did the people in the Annexe get news of the outside world? What topics interested them most?
3. What would happen to Dutch citizens if they were caught helping Jews?
4. What preparations for the English invasion did the people in the Secret Annexe make?
5. How did Anne feel she had changed while living in the Annexe?
6. How did Anne and her mother each think she could relieve depression? Why do you
think they had different solutions to the problem of depression?
Questions for Discussion:
1. Do you think Anne judged her mother fairly? Might her feelings have been the same
if she were leading a normal life?
2. Do you think Anne’s dreams were typical of a teenage girl?
3. Why might Anne turn her thoughts to all the boys who were her boyfriends at this
time in her life?
4. Do you think Anne and Peter would have had a romantic relationship in normal times?
Writing Activity:
People have different ways of coping with sadness. What do you do when you are feeling
sad or depressed? Do you agree more with Anne’s approach or with her mother’s? Write
about a time when you felt sad. Tell how you coped with your feelings.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
MARCH 14 1944 – MAY 2, 1944
Vocabulary: Use the context to determine the meaning of the underlined word in each of
the following sentences.
1. Because he was such an adroit story-teller, everyone believed him.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
2. A hospitable host never lets his guests go hungry.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
3. Since I don’t know what really happened, I will have to speculate that what I heard
is true.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
4. Instead of peace and harmony, there was only discord.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
5. Every time we made plans, he seemed to sabotage them so that nothing turned out
the way we wanted.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
6. Although she was lonely, her consolation was that he missed her, too.
Your definition__________________________________________________________________
Dictionary definition ____________________________________________________________
Questions:
1. What did Anne mean when she referred to the war that “reigns incessantly within”?
2. Why was “Kitty” becoming an even more valuable companion for Anne?
3. How did Anne help Peter cope with life in the Annexe?
4. How did the war affect life for an ordinary Dutch citizen?
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
March 14 1944 – May 2, 1944 (cont.)
5. What were Anne’s dreams for the future? Based upon what you know of Anne from
her diary, do you think she might have realized these dreams?
6. Why did the residents of the Secret Annexe feel threatened by a burglary at the
warehouse?
7. Why was April 15, 1944 an important day for Anne?
8. How did Anne’s father feel about the relationship between Anne and Peter? Do you
think his feelings were justified?
Questions for Discussion:
1. Why do you think it was important for Anne to communicate her feelings about Peter
to her sister Margot? Do you think Margot was as gracious as Anne believed?
2. How did the experience of the burglary on the night of April 11, 1944 affect Anne’s
sense of her own Jewish identity and the role of Jews in the world after the war?
Writing Activities:
1. Anne confided her feelings about Peter in her diary. Imagine you are Peter and write
a diary entry describing your feelings for Anne. Or imagine that you are Anne’s older
sister Margot and comment upon the relationship you have seen growing between
Anne and Peter.
2. Write about a time when you felt your parents were being overprotective and overly
involved in your life. Describe the issue over which you felt conflicted and tell whether
it was resolved.
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
MAY 3, 1944 – AUGUST 1, 1944
Vocabulary: Analogies are word equations in which the first pair of words has the same
relationship as the second pair of words. For example: DAY is to NIGHT as COMIC is to
TRAGIC. Both pairs of words are opposites. Choose the best word from the Word Box to
complete each of the analogies.
boisterous
liberation
WORD BOX
prophecy
supercilious
vain
1. RECOLLECTION is to PAST as ______________________ is to FUTURE.
2. CALM is to MEDITATION as ______________________ is to RECREATION.
3. FREEDOM is to ______________________ as SADNESS is to DESPAIR.
4. HUMBLE is to ______________________ as WEALTHY is to IMPOVERISHED.
5. STARVED is to FAMISHED as ARROGANT is to ______________________.
Questions:
1. Why did Anne feel she could determine her own behavior toward Peter? Do you think
she had a right to do so?
2. Why did Anne feel guilty about the letter she wrote to her father?
3. What event was everyone in the Annexe anxiously awaiting?
4. Why did the residents of the Annexe have to eat less?
5. Why was Anne disappointed in Peter?
6. How did D-Day affect the residents of the Annexe?
Questions for Discussion:
1. Commenting on the growing dislike for Jews, Anne quoted an old saying, “What one
Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all
Jews.” What does this statement mean? In what ways is this statement true today?
2. Even with all the unhappiness and human frailties Anne had seen, she wrote, “I
still believe that people are really good at heart.” What did this reveal about Anne’s
character?
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ANNE FRANK: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
May 3, 1944 – August 1, 1944 (cont.)
Literary Device: Irony
Irony refers to an event that turns out to be the opposite of what is expected. As an
observer of people, Anne was able to sense when a situation appeared ironic. Reread
Anne’s description of her parents’ upbringing (May 8, 1944) and then the reaction of Anne
and her family as Miep told them about an engagement party she had attended. Why did
Anne find her family’s reaction to Miep’s story ironic?
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The epilogue tells you that the residents of the Secret Annexe were finally captured and
sent to concentration camps. Why is this ending particularly ironic and heartbreaking?
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Social Studies Connection:
Go to the library or search the Internet to find facsimile editions of newspapers printed
on D-Day (June 6, 1944) and for two weeks that followed. Read about the landing as a
military strategy and the difficulties faced by the allied army once it landed.
Writing Activity:
Imagine that Anne or Peter had survived their years in the Annexe and had been able to
continue on with their lives. Write a diary entry that one of them might have written in
March 1946, one year after the liberation of Holland.
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CLOZE ACTIVITY
The following passage has been taken from the diary entry of April 4, 1944, in which Anne
talks about her love of writing and her desire to become a journalist. Read the entire
passage, and then go back to the beginning to fill in each blank with a word that makes
sense in context. Afterward, you may compare your language with that of the author.
I am the best and sharpest critic of my own work. I know myself what is and
1
2
___________________ is not well written. Anyone who doesn’t ___________________ doesn’t
3
know how wonderful it is; I ___________________ to bemoan the fact that I couldn’t
4
5
___________________ at all, but now I am more ___________________ happy that I can at
6
7
least write. ___________________ if I haven’t any talent for writing ___________________
8
or newspaper articles, well, then I can ___________________ write for myself.
9
I want to get ___________________; I can’t imagine that I would have
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___________________
11
lead the same sort of life as Mummy ___________________
Mrs.
12
Van Daan and all the women who do ___________________
work and are then forgotten.
13
I must ___________________
something besides a husband and children, something
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___________________
I can devote myself to!
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I want __________________
16
go on living even after my death! __________________
17
therefore I am grateful to God for ___________________
me this gift, this possibility of
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19
and of writing, of expressing all that __________________
developing __________________
in me.
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I can shake off everything ___________________
I write; my sorrows disappear,
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my courage ___________________
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reborn. But, and that is the great ___________________,
23
will I ever be able to write ___________________
great, will I ever become a journalist
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___________________
a writer? I hope so, oh, I hope so very much, for I can recapture
everything when I write, my thoughts, my ideals and my fantasies.
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POST-READING ACTIVITIES
1. Return to the Anticipation Guide that you began in the Pre-Reading Activities on
page three of this study guide. Fill in the “Anne” column. Compare your responses
with those of your classmates.
2. Read the Afterward at the end of the book to get a better historical perspective on
Anne’s life and death. How did reading the Afterward affect your feelings about Anne
and the people you read about in the Diary?
3. After reading Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, and the Supplement, how
would you respond to those people who claim that the Holocaust never occurred?
4. What do you think has been the most important effect of publishing Anne Frank’s
diary? Do you think Anne might have made a greater impact on the world had she
lived?
5. Read the copyright information at the beginning of the book. Notice that the diary
has been published in many countries. Also notice that the original copyright was
obtained by Otto H. Frank, Anne’s father. If you had been in Otto Frank’s place,
would you have wanted your daughter’s diary published?
6. Anne’s diary is one of many memorials to Holocaust victims around the world. Do
some research to find out the location of other living testimony to the Holocaust. If
possible, visit the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
7. Cooperative Learning Activity: Work with a small cooperative learning group to
discuss the issue of whether the Holocaust could ever happen again. Try to reach a
consensus of opinion within your group by giving each person the opportunity to present an opinion with strong arguments to support it. Compare your group’s conclusion
with those of other groups in your class.
8. Despite the fact that the Frank family was finally captured, the Diary can still be
considered a story of survival. What human characteristics allowed these people to
survive for as long as they did living in such difficult surroundings?
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SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
Amothy, Christine. I am Fifteen and I Don’t Want to Die. Scholastic.
Appelman-Jurman, Alicia. Alicia: My Story. Random House.
Atkinson, Linda. In Kindling Flame, The Story of Hannah Senesh. HarperCollins.
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank’s Tales from the Secret Annex. Random House.
Gies, Miep. Anne Frank Remembered. Simon & Schuster.
* Greene, Bette. Summer of My German Soldier. Penguin.
* Hautzig, Esther. The Endless Steppe. Scholastic.
Hurwitz, Johanna. Anne Franke: Life in Hiding. HarperCollins.
* Kerr, M.E. Gentlehands. Random House.
Kuper, Jack. Child of the Holocaust. Penguin.
* Levitin, Sonia. Journey to America. Simon & Schuster.
* Levoy, Myron. Alan and Naomi. Random House.
* Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. Random House.
* Matas, Carol. Daniel’s Story. Scholastic
Mazer, Harry. The Last Mission. Random House.
* McSwigan, Marie. Snow Treasure. Scholastic.
Murray, Michele. The Crystal Nights. Houghton Mifflin.
* Reiss, Johanna. The Upstairs Room. HarperCollins.
Richter, Hans P. Friedrich. Penguin.
Siegal, Aranka. Upon the Head of the Goat. Penguin.
Suhl, Yuri. They Fought Back. Random House.
Wander, Fred. Seventh Well. International Publishers Company.
Wiesel, Elie. Dawn. Penguin.
* ____________. Night. Penguin.
* Yolen, Jane. The Devil’s Arithmetic. Penguin.
* NOVEL-TIES Study Guides are available for these titles.
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ANSWER KEY
June 14, 1942 – December 22, 1942
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. d 2. f 3. a 4. c 5. g 6. e 7. b 8. h; 1. trivial 2. devour 3. somber 4. fanatic 5. melancholy 6. obstinate 7. superfluous 8. optimism
1. Anne decided to keep a diary after she received one as a birthday present. Because she wanted the diary to take the place of a close friend and confidante, she personalized it by calling it by
a girl’s name. 2. During the German occupation, the Frank family began to be affected by Hitler’s
anti-Jewish laws. Among other restrictions, they had to wear yellow stars, could not go to
theaters, or take part in public sports. The girls went to special schools. Mr. Frank was no longer
active in his own business. 3. These remarks related to the time when Anne and her family abandoned their home and went into hiding: life would never be the same again. 4. Dutch friends,
such as Miep and Mr. Koophuis, helped the Franks go into hiding. Answers to the second part of
the question will vary. 5. The Franks and the Van Daans hid in a few secret rooms in the warehouse of the company where Mr. Frank worked. 6. The family tried to stay busy, establishing routines whenever possible. The women cooked and prepared meals. Mr. Frank gave Anne lessons
to continue her education. Books filled a lot of everyone’s time. The warehouse rooms were
“decorated” to make them as comfortable and familiar as possible. 7. On October 9, 1942 Anne
recorded news about Jews being sent to death camps and the rumor that they were being gassed.
8. Anne felt fortunate that she was safely hiding, and she didn’t want to live in gloom and despair.
January 13, 1943 – July 26, 1943
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. f 2. c 3. h 4. d 5. a 6. e 7. b 8. g; 1. cunning 2. aggressive 3. ceased 4. clandestine
5. rebukes 6. morale 7. wretched 8. indignant
1. Anne believed she was fortunate because she felt that she was safe from being captured. The
family also had money saved and food stored which allowed them to stave off hunger. She heard
news about what was happening to other Jewish people and felt lucky in comparison. 2. During
the war, everyone in Holland was suffering from a shortage of food, heat, and clothing. 3. Anne
truly believed that her mother didn’t show love to her, and now Anne was simply reflecting back
this same indifferent attitude. Answers to the second part of the question will vary. 4. Anne felt
like the favorite child because she was given a special poem from her father, and everyone gave
her special things to celebrate her birthday. 5. Anne was becoming near-sighted and needed
glasses. The family decided not to let Anne go out with Miep because this might put the entire
family at risk. Also, because Anne had outgrown her clothes, strangers might become curious.
6. Conflict arose when Anne wanted to use the room twice a week in the afternoons to study.
Dussel refused to allow this. Answers to the second part of the question will vary, but should
include the idea that it would always be difficult for a staid, older man to share living quarters
with a willful, thirteen-year-old girl. 7. Although the air raids signified British involvement in
the war, they were dangerous and could have destroyed the Annexe.
July 29, 1943 – December 29, 1943
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. d 2. e 3. a 4. g 5. f 6. c 7. b; 1. tumult 2. pedantic 3. capitulate 4.inquisitive
5. exaggerate 6. hearty 7. tolerant
1. The way the residents were forced to live placed them in highly unusual circumstances: they
had to be extremely careful so that they wouldn’t give themselves away. 2. The residents of the
Annexe had to be as inert as possible during the day until the warehouse employees went home
at 5:30. They feared that an unsympathetic worker could report them. 3. Anne was taking
Valerian pills, an anti-depressant, and admitted that she rarely laughed. 4. Elli had to help out
more than usual because the others were sick and couldn’t help. 5. Anne imagined Lies dressed
in rags asking her for help. 6. Anne thought loneliness could be overcome if she were special to
someone, his “one and only.”
January 2, 1944 – March 12, 1944
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. A building complex consists of buildings that are joined together in some way. 2. If you have a
mania for something, you have an unreasonably strong desire for it. 3. The expression that
“something dawns on you” means that you discover something or that something becomes clear
to you for the first time. 4. When you scrap a project, you give it up and decide not to complete
it. 5. The embryonic stage of a project is its beginning.
1. Anne sought out Peter Van Daan because she was lonely and wanted companionship. Answers
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to the second part of the question will vary, but should include the ideas that both Anne and Peter
were experiencing a sexual awakening and that their personalities complemented one another.
2. The people in the Annexe learned about the outside world from radio broadcasts, newspapers,
and information brought to them by Koophuis, Henk, Miep, and Elli. The residents were most
interested in the progress of the war and the work of the Underground Movement. 3. If Dutch
citizens were caught helping Jews, they would be sent to concentration camps. 4. As they awaited the English invasion, the residents of the Annexe discussed whether or not it would be better
to stay or leave the city. They made sure they had sufficient food and firewood because other people might want to stay with them. 5. While living in the Annexe, Anne believed that she had
matured in many ways. The Anne who first went into hiding was amusing and superficial. She
had become much more serious. She was better able to understand and tolerate the shortcomings of others, as well as her own. 6. Anne’s mother believed thinking about the misery of others
would help cure depression. Anne disagreed thinking enjoyment of nature was a better way to
relieve sadness. Answers to the second part of the question will vary.
March 14, 1944 – May 2, 1944
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. adroit–skillful 2. hospitable–kind and accommodating 3. speculate–guess 4. discord–
disagreement 5. sabotage–undermine 6. consolation– comfort
1. Anne’s internal conflict had to do with her growing affection for Peter and whether to act out
of desire or to exercise common sense. 2. Anne needed “Kitty” as a place to confide her growing
feelings for Peter. 3. Anne’s cheerfulness and laughter helped Peter cope with life in the Annexe.
4. There were terrible shortages, many burglaries occurred because law had broken down, and
children were ill and underfed. As difficulties for the citizenry increased, however, so did sabotage against the Germans in authority. 5. Anne dreamed that she would not become an ordinary
housewife: she wanted to be a writer, perhaps a journalist. Answers to the second part of the
question will vary. 6. The residents of the Annexe were afraid they would be discovered either by
the burglars or by the police investigating the burglary. 7. April 15, 1944 was important to Anne
because she received her first kiss from Peter. 8. Anne’s father wanted Anne to be cautious in her
relationship with Peter: he told her it was her responsibility to hold back. Answers to the second
part of the question will vary.
May 3, 1944 – August 1, 1944
Vocabulary:
Questions:
1. prophecy 2. boisterous 3. liberation 4. vain 5. supercilious
1. Anne felt that the difficulty of life’s circumstances made her mature and independent. As such,
she had gained the right to make her own personal choices. Answers to the second part of the
question will vary. 2. Anne felt guilty about the letter stating her independence because it hurt
her father’s feelings, making Anne feel as though she had been insensitive, overstating her case.
3. Everyone in the Annexe eagerly awaited the British invasion. 4. More and more people who
were in hiding and helping those in hiding were being punished. Those who brought food to the
Annexe were in great danger and had to reduce their activity. Thus, there was less food for those
in the Annexe. 5. Anne was critical of Peter for still keeping his innermost thoughts to himself.
She was disappointed in his distaste for religion and all his talk about food. He didn’t seem
mature, nor did he know what he wanted to do with his life. 6. After D-Day there was optimism
in the Annexe because they saw an end to the war approaching. As the Germans were facing
defeat, however, life in the occupied countries became more difficult. Food was scarce, money had
no value, and more Jews were being sent to concentration camps.
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Study Guides
Abby...........................................L0813
Alexander, and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day.......L0043
Alexander Who Used to Be
Rich Last Sunday.................L2045
Amelia Bedelia...........................L0206
Anansi the Spider.......................L0897
Anna Banana and Me.................L0266
Arthur’s Baby.............................L1047
A Big Fat Enormous Lie.............L0795
Blueberries for Sal ....................L0331
Bringing/Rain to Kapiti Plain......L2666
Caps For Sale.............................L0336
A Chair For My Mother..............L1370
for
Novel • T ies
GRADE 1
Arthur’s Camp-Out ....................S2543
A Bargain for Frances..................S0321
Biscuit..........................................S0290
Buzby...........................................S0157.
The Case of/Hungry Stranger.......S1211.
Danny and the Dinosaur..............S0347
Forest...........................................S0272.
Frog and Toad All Year................S3409
Frog and Toad Are Friends...........S0363.
Frog and Toad Together...............S0364
George and Martha......................S1451
The Grandma Mix-up...................S1826
Grandmas at Bat..........................S2716
Grandmas at the Lake..................S1830
The Great Snake Escape..............S0943
Here Comes the Strikeout............S1704.
Kick, Pass, and Run.....................S2730
The Lighthouse Children..............S2731
Little Bear.....................................S0162
Little Bear’s Friend.......................S1389.
Little Bear’s Visit..........................S0504
Little Runner of the Longhouse...S1318
Mouse Tales.................................S0121
Mrs. Brice’s Mice.........................S2073
Newt.............................................S2930
Oliver...........................................S3760
Sammy the Seal...........................S3284
The Smallest Cow in the World...S0101.
Tales of Oliver Pig ......................S2544.
Uncle Foster’s Hat Tree................S3115
Wagon Wheels.............................S1321
GRADE 2
Anna, Grandpa and /Big Storm.....S2545
Annie and the Old One.................S0758.
Balto: The Bravest Dog Ever........S3744
A Bear for Miguel.........................S2931
The Beast/Ms. Rooney’s Room....S0475
The Big Balloon Race...................S1322.
Blackberries in the Dark...............S0148.
The Boston Coffee Party..............S1302
The Boy with the Helium Head.....S3384
Buffalo Bill and/Pony Express......S2732
Busybody Nora............................S0018.
Cam Jansen /Dinosaur Bones......S0130.
Cam Jansen /Gold Coins..............S0462.
Chang’s Paper Pony.....................S2358.
Daniel’s Duck...............................S1312
Dinosaurs Before Dark
(Magic Tree House)...............S1754
The Drinking Gourd.....................S1323.
Emma’s Magic Winter..................S0681
Flat Stanley..................................S2733
Freckle Juice................................S0361.
Henry and Mudge........................S0408.
Hill of Fire....................................S1324
Hour of the Olympics...................S3348
In the Dinosaur’s Paw
(Polk Street)............................S0256
The Jamie and Angus Stories......S3794
The Josefina Story Quilt...............S1317
Juan Bobo....................................S2546
Primary Picture Books
Ira Sleeps Over..........................L0696
The Last Puppy..........................L0736
The Legend of the Bluebonnet...L2929
Leo the Late Bloomer.................L0690
The Little Island.........................L0715
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile....................L1536
Madeline....................................L0505
Madeline’s Rescue.....................L0662
Make Way For Ducklings...........L0380
May I Bring a Friend?................L0382
Mike Mulligan and
His Steam Shovel................L0774
Millions of Cats..........................L0691
Miss Nelson is Missing..............L0707
Miss Rumphius..........................L0932
Clifford the Big Red Dog............L0685
Clifford the Small Red Puppy.....L0342
Cloudy with a Chance
of Meatballs..........................L3135
Corduroy....................................L0344
Crictor........................................L1198
Curious George..........................L0345
Dandelion...................................L1226
Franklin Fibs...............................L2398
Gilberto and the Wind................L1668
Goodnight Moon........................L0687
Gregory the Terrible Eater..........L0704
Harry the Dirty Dog....................L0771
Humphrey’s Bear.......................L1186
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Julian’s Glorious Summer...........S0549
Junie B., First Grader (at last!)....S3612
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid
Smelly Bus..............................S1753
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie...S3260
Kidnapped at Birth?
(Marvin Redpost)....................S3313
The Knight at Dawn
(Magic Tree House).................S1943
Little Soup’s Hayride....................S1402
Molly’s Pilgrim.............................S1375
Monster/3rd Dresser Drawer.......S0558
Mummies in the Morning............S2560
(Magic Tree House)
Nate the Great..............................S0602
Nate the Great /Missing Key........S0267.
Nate the Great /Musical Note.......S1403.
Next Spring an Oriole...................S1060.
The One in the Middle is a
Green Kangaroo......................S0994.
The Outside Dog..........................S2547.
Rip-Roaring Russell.....................S0920.
Russell Sprouts...........................S0921
Sam the Minuteman.....................S1308
Seven Kisses in a Row.................S0528.
Snowshoe Thompson..................S2273
Song Lee in Room 4B..................S1839
The Stories Huey Tells.................S3116
The Stories Julian Tells................S0765.
Thunder at Gettysburg.................S0420.
Tornado.......................................S2734
Tye May and the Magic Brush.....S0158
Who Cloned the President?
(Capitol Mysteries)..................S3568
GRADE 3
26 Fairmount Avenue...................S3613
Adventures/Ali Baba Bernstein.....S0918
Aldo Applesauce..........................S0917
Amber Brown Goes Fourth..........S1009
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon.....S2729
Be a Perfect Person /Three Days..S0515
Ben and Me..................................S1061
The Boxcar Children.....................S0378
The Chalk Box Kid........................S0988
The Chocolate Touch...................S0532
Class Clown.................................S0919
The Courage of Sarah Noble........S0833
Donovan’s Word Jar....................S3117
Ellen Tebbits................................S0146
Felita............................................S1062
Front Porch Stories......................S2548
A Gift for Mama...........................S0539
Go Fish.........................................S3306
A Grain of Rice.............................S2361
Helen Keller..................................S0040
Herbie Jones................................S2735
How to Eat Fried Worms..............S0374
The Hundred Dresses..................S0991
The Hundred Penny Box..............S0760
The Indian School........................S2932
J.T................................................S0052
Jake Drake, Bully Buster..............S1139
Ox-Cart Man...............................L0646
Pinkerton, Behave!.....................L2130
Roxaboxen.................................L1187
The Snowy Day..........................L0658
Stevie.........................................L1360
Stone Soup (Brown)..................L0412
The Story of Ferdinand..............L0414
Strega Nona...............................L1647
Sylvester/Magic Pebble..............L0653
Timothy Goes to School............L1225
Umbrella....................................L1368
Where the Wild Things Are........L0422
Whistle For Willie.......................L0801
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in
People’s Ears........................L0423
Study Guides
Judy Moody Saves/World............S0309
Justin and the Best Biscuits
in the World...........................S3138
The Littles....................................S0553
Maurice’s Room...........................S1063.
Mishmash....................................S3745
The Most Beautiful Place/World...S0299
The Mouse and the Motorcycle...S0181
A Mouse Called Wolf...................S0135
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle......................S0298
Muggie Maggie............................S0127
My Father’s Dragon.....................S0202
My Name is Maria Isabel.............S2140
The Night Crossing......................S3118
O’Diddy........................................S1064
Ralph S. Mouse...........................S2616
Ramona Forever...........................S0186
Ramona Quimby, Age 8...............S1158
Ramona the Brave.......................S0565
Ramona’s World..........................S0886
The Secret Soldier.......................S0279
The Shoeshine Girl.......................S0993
Shortstop From Tokyo.................S0938
Sidewalk Story.............................S2549
Silver............................................S1075
The Skirt......................................S0140
Surprise Island
(Boxcar Children)....................S2000
A Taste of Blackberries................S0201
There’s an Owl in the Shower......S3144
The Trouble with Tuck.................S1404
The Year of the Panda.................S2171
GRADE 4
All-of-a-Kind Family.....................S0005
Almost Starring Skinnybones......S2161
Anastasia Krupnik........................S0985
Arthur, for the Very First Time.....S0522
Baby.............................................S2680
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple.........S0250
Because of Winn-Dixie.................S0959
Best Christmas Pageant Ever.......S2624
The BFG.......................................S1393
The Big Wave...............................S0123
Bunnicula.....................................S1065
By the Great Horn Spoon.............S2550
Caleb’s Story................................S1761
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory....................S0132
Charlotte’s Web...........................S0023
Chocolate Fever...........................S2337
The Cricket in Times Square........S0229
Dear Mr. Henshaw.......................S0141
Encyclopedia Brown:
Boy Detective........................S0449
The Enormous Egg......................S0147
The Family Under the Bridge.......S1081
Fantastic Mr. Fox.........................S0033
Finding Buck McHenry.................S2642
The Friendship.............................S1613
Frindle..........................................S3119
Fudge-A-Mania.............................S1477
The Gold Cadillac.........................S1672
The Great Brain............................S0037
Henry Huggins.............................S0160
House with/Clock in its Walls......S1405
Iggie’s House...............................S0163
The Indian in the Cupboard.........S0992
James and the Giant Peach.........S0170
The Janitor’s Boy.........................S3761
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William
McKinley, & Me, Elizabeth......S0258
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.....S0908
Journey to Jo’burg.......................S1066
The Kid in the Red Jacket............S2227
The Landry News.........................S1021
The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe................................S0060
A Lion to Guard Us......................S0835
Little House in the Big Woods.....S0467
Little House on the Prairie...........S0263
A Long Way From Chicago..........S2379
Loser............................................S3642
Lunch Money...............................S3801
Maggie Marmelstein for
President...................................S006
The Midnight Fox.........................S0155
The Miraculous Journey of
Edward Tulane.........................S3799
Mississippi Bridge.......................S2736
Misty of Chincoteague.................S0068
Mr. Popper’s Penguins................S0560.
My Brother Stevie........................S0122
Nightjohn.....................................S2675
Nory Ryan’s Song........................S3643
Our Only May Amelia...................S2720
The Penderwicks..........................S3795
Pippi Longstocking......................S0563
Poppy...........................................S2603
Robin Hood/Sherwood Forest......S1233
Sadako/Thousand Paper Cranes..S0091
Sarah, Plain and Tall....................S0401
Search for Delicious.....................S0277
Shiloh...........................................S1372
Shiloh Season..............................S3120
Skinnybones................................S0939
Skylark . ......................................S2551
Socks...........................................S0100
Soup............................................S0406
Stone Fox.....................................S0569
Strider..........................................S2453
Stuart Little..................................S2737
Superfudge..................................S0416
The Tale of Despereaux...............S3640
Tales/Fourth-Grade Nothing.........S1067
There’s a Boy in the
Girl’s Bathroom.......................S3614
The Tiger Rising...........................S3764
Trouble River...............................S0205
Trumpet of the Swan...................S0755
The Velveteen Rabbit...................S0288
The Witch of Fourth Street...........S0117
Yang the Youngest/ Terrible Ear..S0242
A Year Down Yonder...................S3615
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Adam of the Road........................S1248
Al Capone Does My Shirts...........S3762
Among the Hidden.......................S1127
Among the Imposters..................S3661
Amos Fortune, Free Man..............S2501
Babe the Gallant Pig.....................S2206
The Bad Beginning.......................S3522
Baseball Fever..............................S0365
Bloomability.................................S0979
The Borrowers.............................S0519
Boy in the Striped Pajamas..........S3802
Bridge to Terabithia.....................S0017
Bud, Not Buddy............................S3309
Burning Questions/Bingo Brown.. S1406
The Cabin Faced West.................S0986
Caddie Woodlawn........................S0019
Call It Courage...............................S18A
Castle in the Attic.........................S1249
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit..............S0020
The Cay........................................S0022
Charley Skedaddle.......................S1159
Crash...........................................S3001
Crispin: The Cross of Lead..........S3619
Daniel’s Story...............................S2514
Danny/Champion of the World.....S0139
Daphne’s Book.............................S0962
Dectectives in Togas....................S1242
Dragonwings................................S0234
Edgar Allan...................................S0031
Elijah of Buxton............................S3807
Ella Enchanted.............................S3121
Esperanza Rising.........................S3616
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff..S1089
Fever 1793...................................S3746
The Fighting Ground....................S0355
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule....S3492
Freaky Friday................................S0034
Freedom Crossing........................S1162
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.
Basil E.Frankweiler.................S0243
A Gathering of Days.....................S0629
George Washington’s Socks........S3618
The Girl Who Owned a City..........S0036
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!......S3800
The Great Gilly Hopkins...............S0039
The Gypsy Game..........................S0860
Harriet the Spy.............................S0276
Harry Potter/Chamber of Secrets.. S2696
Harry Potter/Sorcerer’s Stone......S0346
The Higher Power of Lucky.........S3763
Homeless Bird.............................S1013
Ida Early Comes Over/Mountain..S1082
In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robinson.......................S0434
The Incredible Journey................S0048
Island of the Blue Dolphins..........S0050
Jacob Two-Two/Hooded Fang ....S0752
A Jar of Dreams...........................S1625
Jip:His Story................................S3156
Journey to America......................S1103
Julie.............................................S1513
Julie of the Wolves......................S0053
The Land I Lost............................S0261
Letters from Rifka........................S2066
Lily’s Crossing.............................S0508
Lizzie Bright/Buckminster Boy.....S3758
Luke Was There...........................S0927
The Maldonado Miracle ..............S1350
Matilda.........................................S0375
Missing ‘Gator/Gumbo Limbo......S2303
Missing May................................S0327
My Louisiana Sky.........................S1007
My Side of the Mountain.............S0070
Olive’s Ocean...............................S3556
On My Honor...............................S0997
The Perilous Road.......................S1160
The Phantom Tollbooth...............S0184
Philip Hall likes me .....................S1408
Pictures of Hollis Woods.............S3747
The Pinballs.................................S0084
Prairie Songs...............................S0846
Queenie Peavy.............................S1474
Return of the Indian.....................S2204
Seedfolks.....................................S3310
Shades of Gray............................S0339
Sign of the Beaver.......................S0125
The Silver Coach..........................S1068
Sing Down the Moon...................S0193
Slake’s Limbo..............................S0098
Summer of the Monkeys.............S1123
Summer of the Swans.................S0103
Surviving the Applewhites...........S3748
The Talking Earth.........................S0626
The Thief Lord.............................S3645
Three Cups of Tea........................S3806
Timothy of the Cay.......................S2473
Toliver’s Secret............................S0837
Touching Spirit Bear..................... S3646
True Confessions/Charlotte Doyle.S0428
Tuck Everlasting...........................S0107
The Twenty-one Balloons.............S0573
The Upstairs Room......................S2532
War Comes to Willy Freeman......S1899
The War with Grandpa.................S0574
Weasel.........................................S0524
Welcome Home, Jellybean...........S0112
When Zachary Beaver Came
to Town....................................S2218
The Whipping Boy.......................S0576
Who Really Killed Cock Robin?...S0934
The Wish-Giver............................S0579
GRADE 6
Abel’s Island................................S2933
The Acorn People.........................S0001
Alan and Naomi...........................S0520
Alice in Wonderland . ..................S0218
Anne of Green Gables..................S0521
Artemis Fowl................................S3617
Belle Prater’s Boy.........................S3122
The Black Pearl............................S0013
Blue Willow..................................S1499
Brian’s Winter..............................S1411
The Bronze Bow...........................S2339
Catherine, Called Birdy ...............S2552
Chasing Redbird..........................S3123
Chasing Vermeer.........................S3750
City of Ember...............................S3759
The Crossing ..............................S1348
The Devil’s Arithmetic..................S1407
Dogsong......................................S0923
The Door in the Wall....................S0233
Down a Dark Hall.........................S0144
The Egypt Game...........................S1399.
The Endless Steppe.....................S1271
A Family Apart.............................S0841
Flush............................................S3797
Follow My Leader.........................S0989
Freak the Mighty..........................S0419
Gathering Blue.............................S3749
Gentlehands.................................S0395
The Graveyard Book.....................S3803
The Giver.....................................S0436
The Goats.....................................S0562
The Golden Goblet.......................S2148
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!......S3800
Hatchet.........................................S0990
The High King..............................S0371
Holes............................................S0838
Homer Price.................................S0692
Homesick.....................................S0253
Hoot.............................................S2365
The House of Dies Drear..............S1855
Interstellar Pig.............................S0545
Island on Bird Street....................S2515
Jacob Have I Loved ....................S0169
Journey Home ............................S1626
Kira, Kira......................................S2712
Lyddie..........................................S0718
Maniac Magee..............................S1409
The Master Puppeteer..................S0175
M.C. Higgins, the Great................S0630
The Midwife’s Apprentice.............S2738
Mrs. Frisby and the
Rats of NIMH...........................S0071
Nothing But the Truth..................S0415
Number the Stars.........................S1069
Old Yeller.....................................S0077
One-Eyed Cat...............................S1070
Out of the Dust............................S3124
Park’s Quest.................................S1071
Parrot in the Oven........................S3158
The Planet of Jr. Brown...............S1094
The Pushcart War........................S0086
Rascal..........................................S0088
Red Scarf Girl..............................S3275
The River.....................................S2467
Sarah Bishop...............................S0191
The Secret Garden.......................S0278
Shadow of a Bull..........................S0634.
A Single Shard.............................S1043
The Slave Dancer.........................S0631
Small Steps..................................S3805
Snow Treasure.............................S1072
So Far From the Bamboo Grove..S0404
Soldier’s Heart.............................S1161
The View from Saturday..............S2934
Waiting For the Rain....................S0425
Walk Two Moons.........................S2553
The Watsons Go to Birmingham.. S2935
The Westing Game.......................S0113
When My Name Was Keoko........S3796
The White Mountains...................S0210
The Wind in the Willows..............S0291
The Witch of Blackbird Pond.......S0116
Words By Heart...........................S0963
Wringer........................................S0762
Year of Impossible Goodbyes......S2170
Zlata’s Diary.................................S0424
GRADEs 7-8
Across Five Aprils........................S0984
Adventures of Tom Sawyer..........S0003
Animal Farm.................................S0007
Anne Frank: Diary of a
Young Girl................................S0008
April Morning...............................S0009
Banner in the Sky.........................S1460
Bless the Beasts and Children.....S0014
A Boat to Nowhere.......................S0015
The Call of the Wild.....................S0987
Cheaper By the Dozen..................S0024
Children of the River....................S1624
Chinese Cinderella.......................S3756
The Chocolate War.......................S0226
A Christmas Carol........................S3125
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo..................S0343
The Contender.............................S0510
Criss Cross..................................S3399
The Dark is Rising.......................S0348
A Day No Pigs Would Die............S0230
Deathwatch..................................S0030.
Dicey’s Song................................S0231
El Bronx Remembered.................S2190
Farewell to Manzanar...................S0150
Forged BY Fire.............................S2868
The Golden Compass...................S3169
The Hobbit...................................S0042
Homecoming...............................S0668
Hoops..........................................S0372
The House on Mango Street........S2188
I Am the Cheese...........................S0046
I Heard the Owl Call My Name.....S0047
Johnny Tremain...........................S0051
Killing Mr. Griffin.........................S0507
A Lantern in Her Hand.................S0055
Let the Circle Be Unbroken..........S1342
The Light in the Forest.................S0058
The Little Prince...........................S0063
The Lottery Rose.........................S0066
Milkweed......................................S3757
The Miracle Worker.....................S0891
Monster.......................................S1617
My Brother Sam is Dead..............S0069
No Promises in the Wind.............S0387
The Old Man and the Sea.............S0076
Our Town.....................................S0893
The Outsiders...............................S0080
The Pearl......................................S0081
The Pigman..................................S0083
The Red Pony..............................S0089
Redwall........................................S2851
Rifles for Watie............................S0637
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry......S0124
Romeo and Juliet.........................S0190
Rumble Fish.................................S0090
Scorpions.....................................S1618
Shabanu.......................................S1280
Sounder.......................................S0198
Stargirl.........................................S3602
Streams to/River, River to//Sea...S0675
Summer of My German Soldier...S0102
Tangerine.....................................S3311
Tears of a Tiger............................S3766
That Was Then, This is Now........S0966
Treasure Island............................S0287
Watership Down..........................S0111
When the Legends Die.................S0209
Where the Lilies Bloom................S0995
Where the Red Fern Grows..........S0114
A Wrinkle in Time........................S0119
The Yearling.................................S0120
Z for Zachariah.............................S0582
GRADEs 9-12
1984............................................S0074
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn...S0002
All Quiet on the Western Front.....S0006
Angela’s Ashes.............................S3312
The Astonishing Life of
Octavian Nothing....................S3804
The Bean Trees............................S3270
Beloved........................................S3126
Black Boy.....................................S0012
The Book Thief.............................S3798
Catcher in the Rye.......................S0021
The Crucible.................................S0894
Death of a Salesman....................S0029
Fahrenheit 451.............................S0032
Flowers for Algernon...................S0151
Great Expectations.......................S0295
The Great Gatsby.........................S0038
Hamlet.........................................S0929
I Know Why the
Caged Bird Sings.....................S3256
The Joy Luck Club.......................S3127
Julius Caesar...............................S0502
The Lilies of the Field...................S1073
Lord of the Flies...........................S0065
Macbeth.......................................S2682
A Midsummer Night’s Dream......S2684
Murder on the Orient Express......S0072
My Ántonia...................................S2554.
Night............................................S0073
Of Mice and Men.........................S0075
One Flew Over/Cuckoo’s Nest......S0183
Ordinary People...........................S0078
Picture of Dorian Gray.................S0082
Raisin in the Sun.........................S0087
The Red Badge of Courage..........S0996.
The Scarlet Letter.........................S0093
A Separate Peace.........................S0096
Shane...........................................S0097
Things Fall Apart..........................S0759
To Kill a Mockingbird...................S0106
Twelfth Night...............................S2687
Up a Road Slowly........................S0632
The War Between the Classes......S1074
The Wave.....................................S0300
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