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Mirjam Pressler

Mirjam Pressler was born in 1940 in Darmstadt, Germany. She was educated in Frankfurt am Main and lives near Munich, where she works as a writer and translator. She is the German translator of Anne Frank’s diary and has written a biography of Anne Frank in addition to nearly 40 other books. She is the recipient of the German Literary Prize for Children’s Books, the Carl Zuckmayer Medal for services to the German language, the German Book Prize, and a lifetime award for her literary work from the board of the German Book Prize.
Anne Frank's Family

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Anne Frank's Family

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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Books for International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

For International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27th, we are sharing books that honor the memory of victims and survivors of the Holocaust and educate others on the atrocities that took place and altered the generations that followed.

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