Readings on the Diary of a young girl / Myra H. Immell, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-140) and index.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Anne Frank : a biography -- 1. Important themes in The diary of a young girl : Anne as a role model for other adolescents / Linda Irwin-DeVitis & Beth Benjamin -- Diary speaks for millions of Jews / Meyer Levin -- Development of Anne Frank / John Berryman -- Diary has universal appeal / Antony Kamm -- I believe in the good within man / Norbert Muhlen -- -- 2. Anne Frank and The diary of a young girl : a critical assessment -- Diary is popular because it ignores gritty reality / Robert Alter -- Anne Frank has been denied her place as a mature woman writer / Catherine A. Bernard -- Anne Frank's Diary remains a searing document of the Holocaust / Sara Laschever -- Anne Frank's Diary is more poignant because it ignores the horror of the Holocaust / Ann Birstein & Alfred Kazin -- Anne Frank : a tale of morality / Henry F. Pommer -- Popularity of Anne Frank's Diary denies the real lesson of the Holocaust / Bruno Bettelheim -- -- 3. Legacy of The diary of a young girl -- Searching for the real Anne Frank / Ernst Schnabel -- Voice that speaks for six million / Ilya Ehrenburg -- Anne Frank's Diary : a story that endures / Lawrence Elliott -- Diary inspires antidiscrimination efforts / Ian Barnes.