Annexed
Author(s): Sharon Dogar
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.
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The incredible story of Anne Frank through the eyes of Peter - the boy who was locked in the annexe with her and with whom she fell in love.
Shortlisted for Costa Children's Book Award 2010.
"While Annexed does not depend upon a prior reading of "The Diary of a Young Girl", for interest or understanding, readers of that book will appreciate the opportunity to see Anne Frank's story given a benefit it could not have: hindsight."The Horn Book, starred review"
Readers are enlightened and deeply moved....Annexed is a superb addition to the Holocaust literature, and should not be missed."School Library Journal, starred review"
Showing equal skill in bringing history to life and in capturing the spirit of a young man searching for his identity amid chaos, Dogar has written a novel as provocative as it is devastating."Publishers Weekly, starred review
"The lines between written record, educated guess, and fictional construct are fascinatingly blurred here. .
Sharon Dogar lives in Oxford with her husband and three children. She loves writing, reading and daydreaming. For the last ten years she's also worked with adolescents as a psycho-therapist. Annexed is her third novel.
General Fields
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- : Andersen Press Ltd
- : Andersen Press Ltd
- : 0.318
- : 01 March 2011
- : 198mm X 129mm X 25mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sharon Dogar
- : 823.92
- : Paperback
- : Illustrations
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