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30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

The Diary Of a Young Girl - Anne Frank House
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2. Anne Frank’s Father Censored Her Diary

A vintage copy of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Karyns Kid Lit Reviews.

Unsurprisingly, the diary of a teenage girl included some rather private thoughts. She wrote extensively about her own body and romantic feelings towards others. Otto Frank was, understandably, reluctant to share these elements of his dead daughter’s feelings with the world at large. These passages have ultimately been added back into the definitive edition, which led to challenges by American schools due to distaste over sexual material.

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