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One of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl, Anne Frank. Today, The Diary of a Young Girl has sold over 25 million copies world-wide; this is the definitive edition released to mark the…

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1 author picked The Diary of a Young Girl as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is about figuring out who one is and where one fits in an evil world. She reaches the conclusion that ā€œIn spite of everything, I still believe in the good of man.ā€

This led me to keep a journal for some years and to encounter the problem of evil when I read this as a 13-year-old. Anne’s vibrancy and desire for love and goodness showed how to keep one's own Spirit alive in one of the worst of circumstances.

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