The Diary of a Young Girl Age Rating: What Age Is It Right For?

Recommended Age:
13
+
Best for independent readers who engage with first-person historical accounts and are emotionally prepared for the weight of Holocaust testimony.

About the Book

The real diary of a Jewish girl hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II, written during the two years her family spent concealed in a secret annex.

Content Ratings

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Mild Romance
References to adolescent crushes and early romantic feelings for a boy sharing the hiding place.
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Intense Themes
Sustained themes of fear, confinement, antisemitism, and the psychological toll of hiding during the Holocaust. Readers should be aware that the diarist did not survive.
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No Violence
References to the war and the fear of discovery, without graphic violence depicted in the diary itself.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Book Cover
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Author:
Anne Frank
Genre:
Nonfiction
Published:
1947
Page Count:
283
Ages:
13
+

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