On this day in 1942 Anne Frank turned thirteen.
She was given a dairy…
I’m doing a sermon on Sunday on “summer” reading. For many it is a delightful summer ritual, getting around to those books one has been meaning to, but for various reasons have not. Traditionally the reading is “light.” But, of course, it doesn’t have to be… So, I’m suggesting, for those gathering ideas for their summer reads, Anne’s diary could be one. Sometimes something that has come to be considered a book for children, or is usually read by someone in adolescence, deserves a read with adult eyes…