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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is indeed the diary of Anne. She wrote in a journal while in hiding during the invasion of the Nazis in the Netherlands. She and her family hid in the upstairs of an office building for two years, from 1942 to 1944. There were many things on Annes mind, but there was no one she could tell everything to. So she named the journal she received for her thirteenth birthday and addressed each entry to Kitty. She opened her heart and let her thoughts flow. She vented about the bickering between her parents and the other family they hid with, the Van Daans, and wrote about their daily troubles confined in the attic. She put all her feelings and emotions on the pages of her diary. Reading this book was truly an experience; I went through it all with Anne. I could feel what she was feeling, as far as Im able to for only one who had experienced such a thing can understand, but I could sense the tension, sadness, fear, and the rare feeling of happiness that Anne felt throughout her time in the Secret Annexe. 

I believe this is a must-read for young girls, for it stretches the thoughts of the reader about courage, strength, fear, and sorrow. It teaches the reader a lot about the simple things in life and the terrible times both Anne and so many others had to endure. This book truly opens the eyes of the reader and makes them take a look at the big and small things in life.