When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary

Set during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, this novel portrays Anne Frank and her family as their lives are increasingly restricted. Anne witnesses prejudice, loss, and terror as violence entangles children and families. The story takes place before the period in which Anne and her family went into hiding and her diary was written. It focuses on a family facing the escalating danger and dehumanization of the Holocaust.