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Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Summary from Waterstones.com: Everyone knows about Anne Frank, and her life hidden in the secret annexe - or do they? Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in there with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. He's a boy, and for a boy it's just not the same. What is it like to be forced into hiding with Anne Frank, to hate her and then find yourself falling in love with her? To know you're being written about in her diary, day after day? What's it like to sit and wait and watch whilst others die, and you wish you were fighting? How can Anne and Peter try to make sense of one of the most devastating episodes in recent history - the holocaust? Anne's diary ends on August 4 1944, but Peter's story takes us on, beyond their betrayal and into the Nazi death camps. He details with accuracy, clarity and compassion, the reality of day to day survival in Auschwitz - and the terrible conclusion. It's a story rooted firmly in history and it asks a question of us all: Are we listening? 'Is anybody there?' Peter cries from the depths of his despair in the camps. Read it, and you will be.I first read Anne Frank's diary when I was in primary school, and it's never left me. When I was in Amsterdam a few years ago I visited the secret annexe of the house where Anne and her family lived in hiding, and I was surprised by how small the rooms were and how exposed it felt. I'm really intrigued to see how Sharon Dogar imagines this experience from the point of view of Peter van Pels. I think it'll be an emotionally difficult read, but an important one.
Annexed is due out on September 2nd 2010 in the UK and October 4th 2010 in the US.
8 comments:
I really can't wait for this. I heard about it a couple of months ago, and have been looking forward to it ever since. I think could be amazing!
Great pick!
I loved the diary of Anne Frank, and this sounds like it will be just as fabulous! Great pick! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Mine's here!
I hadn't heard about this, but as The Diary Of Anne Frank had such a massive affect on me when I was younger, this is going to be a must read. Thanks Lauren.
I've never heard of this one before and from the summary I still dont have the foggiest what this book is actually about. M aybe because I never read the Diary of Ann Frank, I need to get on that really...
I love Sharon Doagr's other books so I'm sure she'll handle such a touchy subject beautifully.
If this comes out in the UK, I will have to buy it for the school library. I hadn't heard of it before reading this. It sounds really intriguing. But part of me thinks it is touching something that doesn't need to be meddled with. I'm not explaining myself well...sorry.
Becky, I totally understand what you mean. Anne Frank's diary is powerful in itself and there's always a danger that a book based on those events could be disrespectful to the real people involved. I'll be really interested to read it though, especially as it's by Sharon Dogar who I've heard only good things about. It also might get boys more interested in the story of Anne Frank, which I think is a good thing.
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