by reviewer Samantha Sergiades, a Grade 11 student in Northumberland County
I have always been intrigued by culture and history, so getting the chance to read Anne Frank's story was nice. The book is definitely great for other youth to read it and get a glimpse into a big part of history; world war 2 and Anne's perspective and personal challenges as it is in a graphic novel version. The book displays a bunch of pictures. Even as a teenager, pictures are nice because it gives a better visual to what happened. I saw Anne’s room and the secret bookcase that opened as a door to the secret annex that Anne spent just over 2 years in. I also appreciated that before the book talked in more detail about Anne, I got a little bit of a backstory on Anne’s family. I found out that Anne Frank's parents decided to move the family to Amsterdam in the early 30’s because of the rising antisemitism in Germany. I loved that the book included a bunch of little things from Anne’s diary that movies and such would probably not include. Little relatable topics Anne brought up really showed the story was about a teenager girl. For example, Anne mentioned her relationship with another hider in the annex, a teenage boy named Peter who she had her first kiss with and her disagreements with her roommate; Fritz Pfeffer. They had to make a schedule on when to share the desk. Finally one last thing I loved about reading Anne Frank's story was that even with the tragic ending, I found out that Otto Frank ( Anne’s Dad ) did survive, which proved that there was still something good came out of the tragedy as Otto Frank decided to share Anne Frank's story to the world, bringing inspiration worldwide.
