The word ​“graph­ic” in the title of this book series refers to more than sim­ply the style of illus­tra­tion. In this case, it refers as well to the truth, dra­ma, and dread which inform these won­der­ful­ly expres­sive pages that retell Anne Frank’s sto­ry in an entire­ly new way. The read­er is not mere­ly told about the Frank fam­i­ly, but is made to feel they’re shar­ing the hid­ing place along with them.

The pic­tures in this book may be sta­t­ic, but the impres­sion is one of con­stant and con­tin­u­al move­ment with­in the rooms of the annex. The read­er can almost feel Anne’s wish­es, dis­gusts, fear, hopes, and blos­som­ing feel­ings of love and ear­ly sex­u­al desire.

Excel­lent resources about the his­to­ry of the time and place are includ­ed as back­mat­ter for fur­ther study.