I usually don’t read or recommend children’s books, but I was asked to read When We Flew Away and I’m glad I did. It is a fictionalized rendering of Anne Frank from 1940-1942. It is her story as well as her family’s up until the time they are sequestered above her father’s office where she begins her famous diary. Along with the tale of the Franks, Hoffman deftly describes how little by little Anne, her friends and her family’s lives and freedoms are subjected to demonic Nazi laws and regulations.

When We Flew Away is suggested for ages 9 to 12, but I am much, much older and I certainly enjoyed and appreciated it.