Hidden Like Anne Frank

A parent would reach for this book when their child begins asking deep questions about injustice, the Holocaust, or how young people find the strength to survive impossible circumstances. While many are familiar with Anne Frank, this collection provides a broader perspective through the first person accounts of fourteen other young people who went into hiding during the same period in the Netherlands. It is an essential resource for navigating themes of resilience, the loss of childhood, and the moral complexities of history. This book is best suited for readers aged 12 and up due to the heavy historical context and the realistic depiction of fear and persecution. Parents might choose this title to move beyond a single narrative, helping their teen understand that history is composed of many individual voices. It offers a profound opportunity to discuss what it means to be an 'upstander' and how empathy can be a form of resistance.