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• Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Teen) 2011

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The full-color graphic biography of Anne, whose Holocaust-era diary has been read by millions, goes beyond the time period she recounts... It brings to life the story of the Frank family, [and] is as visually and historically accurate as possible -- down to the clothing worn by the Franks, the military uniforms of the Nazis, the furniture and layout of the Franks' secret apartment, and Bergen-Belsen, the camp where Anne died in March 1945 at age 15. --Carol Memmott, USA Today Rather than sentimentalizing Anne's story, Anne Frank: The Graphic Biography sets out to provide a historical context and is packed with snippets of information about significant events, ranging from the economic crisis of 1929 to Hitler's rise to power, from the 1935 Nuremberg Laws -- which excluded Jews from German society -- to the Wannsee Conference in 1942, when the Nazis drew up plans to exterminate Europe's Jews. --Tristana Moore, Time

The full-color graphic biography of Anne, whose Holocaust-era diary has been read by millions, goes beyond the time period she recounts It brings to life the story of the Frank family, [and] is as visually and historically accurate as possible -- down to the clothing worn by the Franks, the military uniforms of the Nazis, the furniture and layout of the Franks' secret apartment, and Bergen-Belsen, the camp where Anne died in March 1945 at age 15. <i>Carol Memmott, USA Today</i></p> Rather than sentimentalizing Anne's story, <i>Anne Frank: The Graphic Biography</i> sets out to provide a historical context and is packed with snippets of information about significant events, ranging from the economic crisis of 1929 to Hitler's rise to power, from the 1935 Nuremberg Laws -- which excluded Jews from German society -- to the Wannsee Conference in 1942, when the Nazis drew up plans to exterminate Europe's Jews. <i>Tristana Moore, Time</i></p>

&#8220;The full-color graphic biography of Anne, whose Holocaust-era diary has been read by millions, goes beyond the time period she recounts&#8230; It brings to life the story of the Frank family, [and] is as visually and historically accurate as possible &#8212; down to the clothing worn by the Franks, the military uniforms of the Nazis, the furniture and layout of the Franks' secret apartment, and Bergen-Belsen, the camp where Anne died in March 1945 at age 15.&#8221; &#8212;Carol Memmott, USA Today

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"For more than thirty years, Sid Jacobson (1929-2022) was the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics, the publisher of Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch, where he created the character of Richie Rich. He was also an executive editor at Marvel Comics for the Star Comics imprint, which published Ewoks and Muppet Babies among other licensed and original titles. Jacobson was also a prolific songwriter of more than 100 songs, including the top ten hit ""The End"", sung by Earl Grant, and Gary Cane and His Friends' ""Yen Yet"", which was featured on Captain Kangaroo. The author of the novels Streets of Gold and Another Time, with Harvey Comics artist Ernie Col�n he created the New York Times bestsellers The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation and Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography. Ernie Col�n (1931-2019) was the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, After 9/11: America's War on Terror, Che: A Graphic Biography, and Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography. He also worked at Marvel Comics, where he oversaw the production of Spider-Man, and at DC Comics, where he did the same for Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Blackhawk, and the Flash."

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