Graphic novel tells Anne Frank story

A 160-page graphic novel that uses text and illustrations to tell the Anne Frank story has been released in the Netherlands, and a publisher plans to release the book in the United States later this month.

According to Anne Frank House Museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker, the museum wants to use the book to make Frank’s story more available to teens. “Not everyone has read Anne Frank’s diary,” she said in a statement to CNN.

The book, which makes connections between Anne’s life and historical events during the early 1940s, is written by Sid Jacobson and illustrated by Ernest Colon, both from the United States. They also co-created the bestselling graphic novel “The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation.” — jta