“Helpless, heartbroken and lonely, Katrien sank into the grass at the side of the road and wept—wept until she had no more tears. Darkness had already set in by the time she picked up the overturned basket and headed home. From somewhere in the grass came the gleam of a silver thimble…”
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Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
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Anne Frank
Anne Frank, born on June 12, 1929, was a renowned Jewish author. Her diary, 'The Diary of a Young Girl,' is a testament to the sufferings of Jews during World War II and a classic in world literature. She and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam hiding place during the war, and her diary, written during this time, later became widely read. Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. more
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