Anne Frank

                                                     Anne Frank

Sixty-six years ago today, the seemingly everyday, innocent thoughts of a teen girl were published. But they weren't so everyday: they were the thoughts of Anne Frank, a 13-year-old in a unique position to make the world understand what it was like to have to hide your entire existence in exchange for a mere chance at surviving the Nazi regime. Her diary has since sold more than 30 million copies and has been translated into 67 languages. If you haven’

THE “DIARY” ANNE RECEIVED FOR HER 13TH BIRTHDAY WAS ACTUALLY AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK

The aspiring writer decided it would be better used as a journal. She switched to two notebooks after the autograph book was full, and finally resorted to about 360 pages of loose leaf paper.