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Diary of a Young Girl is a first-person account of a young Jewish girl’s experience during the Holocaust. The diary was written by Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl who was forced to go into hiding in Amsterdam, Netherlands with her family when the Nazis occupied the country in 1940. The diary chronicles her life from June 12, 1942 until August 1, 1944, when she and her family were discovered and taken away to a concentration camp. The diary depicts the daily struggles of living in hiding, Anne’s thoughts and feelings as she grew up, and her longing for freedom and a normal life. Despite the hardships and danger of their situation, Anne remains hopeful and determined to make the best of her circumstances. The diary ultimately serves as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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