Hiding from the Nazis in the "Secret Annexe"Β Β of an old office building in Amsterdam, aΒ Β thirteen-year-old girl named Anne Frank became a writer.Β Β The now famous diary of her private life andΒ Β thoughts reveals only part of Anne's story, however.Β Β This book completes the portrait of this remarkableΒ Β and talented youngΒ Β author.
Tales from the Secret Annex is aΒ Β complete collection of Anne Frank's lesser-knownΒ Β writings: short stories, fables, personal reminiscences,Β Β and an unfinished novel. Here, too, are portionsΒ Β of the diary originally withheld from publicationΒ Β by her father. By turns fantastical, rebellious,Β Β touching, funny, and heartbreaking, these writingsΒ Β reveal the astonishing range of Anne Frank'sΒ Β wisdom and imagination--as well as her indomitable loveΒ Β of life. Anne Frank'sΒ Β Tales from the Secret Annex is aΒ Β testaments to this determined young woman's extraordinaryΒ Β genius and to the persistent strength of theΒ Β creative spirit.