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ANNE FRANK: A Hidden Life

Mirjam Pressler, Author . Puffin $7.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-14-131226-2

In a starred review, PW wrote, "While the tragically short life of Anne Frank has elsewhere been carefully documented and inventively researched, this astonishing biography succeeds in delivering freshand provocative insights." Ages 12-up. (Aug.)

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Reviewed on: 07/23/2001

Release date: 08/01/2001

Genre: Children's

Hardcover - 176 pages - 9780525463306

Prebound-Other - 176 pages - 9780613441858

Paperback - 192 pages - 9780141312262

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