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The Nazis notify Anne's sister, Margot, to report to a labor camp in Germany.
July 5, 1942Anne and her family go into hiding at the Secret Annex in her father's office building.
July 9, 1942The van Daan family (real name: van Pels) joins the Franks in the Secret Annex.
July 12, 1942Mr. Dussel (real name: Fritz Pfeffer) comes to live in the Secret Annex.
November 17, 1942Anne and Peter van Daan have their first conversation about sexuality.
January 24, 1944The office warehouse is burglarized. The police almost find the Secret Annex.
April 11, 1944 (first entry)Anne's last entry in the diary; the residents of the Secret Annex are arrested on August 4.
August 1, 1944| Section | Summary |
|---|---|
| June 12–July 5, 1942 | At first, Anne Frank's diary entries are the normal confidences of a chatty teenage girl. In her first entry, for June... Read More |
| July 8–September 21, 1942 | In this section Anne and her family move into their new secret home, a week earlier than her parents had originally plan... Read More |
| September 25–November 5 | Almost four months have passed since Anne Frank's family went into hiding. She makes it clear that any novelty the Sec... Read More |
| November 9–December 7, 1942 | Anne Frank returns to relating details of everyday life and describes how the residents of the Secret Annex manage to ... Read More |
| December 10, 1942–March 10, 1943 | On December 10, Anne describes an amusing day spent watching Mr. van Daan make all kinds of sausages. For once, the re... Read More |
| March 12–June 13, 1943 | This section is notable for Anne's composure under a barrage of troubles. Food in the Secret Annex has never bee... Read More |
| June 15–July 26, 1943 | On June 15 Anne wonders if she's boring her diary, Kitty, with her "dreary chitchat." She decides to keep her news bri... Read More |
| July 29–August 23, 1943 | On July 29, Anne again manages to keep her temper in the face of harsh criticism from Mrs. van Daan and Mr. Dussel, th... Read More |
| September 10–November 17, 1943 | Anne's entry for September 10 brings wonderful news: Italy has surrendered to the Allied forces. "As always, the Dutch... Read More |
| November 27, 1943–January 2, 1944 | In one of the diary's most poignant entries, Anne writes on November 27 about a nightmare she's just had about her clo... Read More |
| January 6–January 24, 1944 | In January 1944, Anne Frank focuses on "confessing" about two important topics: her evolving relationship with her mot... Read More |
| January 28–March 2, 1944 | Many of the entries in this section center on Anne Frank's growing attraction to Peter van Daan. Becoming closer to Pe... Read More |
| March 3–March 8, 1944 | Anne Frank can't stop thinking and talking about Peter van Daan, and talking to him whenever she gets a chance. The tw... Read More |
| March 10–March 22, 1944 | Life in the Secret Annex is feeling more unstable than usual, and it seems everyone is out of sorts. Anne Frank's emot... Read More |
| March 23–April 3, 1944 | Despite the pressures of living in hiding, Anne makes an effort to get along with the other residents and to understan... Read More |
| April 5–April 15, 1944 | At this point, Anne is feeling listless about her schoolwork. If the war doesn't end soon, she'll be two years behind ... Read More |
| April 16–May 3, 1944 | "Do you think Mother and Father would approve of a girl my age sitting on a divan and kissing a seventeen-and-a-half-y... Read More |
| May 5–May 19, 1944 | On May 5, Anne Frank reports that her father is upset with her. He had thought she and Peter van Daan were just friend... Read More |
| May 20–June 5, 1944 | Anne Frank doesn't talk about Peter van Daan in this section; she has too many other things to worry about; and beside... Read More |
| June 6–June 13, 1944 | At last, some encouraging war news: the Allies begin their invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. "The year 1944 is the... Read More |
| June 16–July 6, 1944 | The tide of the war is finally starting to turn, but battles of all kinds are raging in the Secret Annex. Mrs. van Daa... Read More |
| July 8–August 1, 1944 | On July 8, the Annex routine is shaken up by a delivery: 24 crates of strawberries. Immediately, everyone sets to work... Read More |
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