Keller Independent School District, accessed Aug.Other versions of the diary remained on shelves, and no version was ever banned. A graphic adaptation of the book was temporarily removed for review but was subsequently returned to shelves, according to district officials. Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a Texas school district banned Anne Frank's diary. “It is important to be clear about this point – regardless of headlines or social media stories, none of the books under re-evaluation were banned,” the statement said. More: 'The perfect target'? Movement to ban books from schools brings vitriol toward librariansīooks no longer in district circulation include “Panic” by Sharon Draper, a novel about a teenager who is kidnapped and tortured, and “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, a memoir focusing on the author’s exploration of gender identity and sexuality.ĭistrict Superintendent Rick Westfall issued a statement clarifying “miscommunication” about the new policies and stating books that pass the new standards will be "promptly" returned to library shelves.
Other books that were challenged and later returned to circulation include The Bible and “I am Jazz” by Jazz Jennings, a story based on Jennings’ experiences as a transgender child. McCollum said only the graphic novelization of Frank's diary was challenged, and "many editions" remained on library shelves during its review. Her lively voice and eternal optimism were brutally extinguished at the age of 15, and Anne has grown to represent the lost promise of the many children murdered in the Holocaust.According to the district’s website, a parent challenged Anne Frank’s Diary (The Graphic Adaptation) by Ari Folman and David Polonsky on Feb. Anne's precious diary reveals her fears and hopes during their time in the "Secret Annex" and gives dramatic insight into the lives of Jews struggling to survive under the threat of Nazism. The Diary of a Young Girl has since sold more than 30 million copies in 67 languages and is widely regarded as one of the most powerful memoirs of the Holocaust. He was given his daughter’s diary, which had been left behind when they were captured, and in 1947 he published her writings in Dutch. After the war, Otto Frank, the family's lone survivor of the Holocaust, returned to Amsterdam from Auschwitz, Poland. They were arrested by the Gestapo and sent to concentration camps, where Anne and her sister, Margot, were separated from their parents. On August 4, 1944, Anne Frank, her family, and four other Jews were discovered after two years of hiding.
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