Anna Is Still Here

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Thirteen-year-old Anna, hiding as a “hidden child” in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II, slowly confronts the realities of survival and the lasting damage of persecution. After liberation, a German soldier named Heinrich remains in a white house by the water, creating fear and uncertainty for Anna’s daily life. Through her dreams, evasions, and forced encounters near the house, the story explores trauma, antisemitism’s endurance, and the struggle to endure with courage.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages152

Reading Time3 h 54 min

AccessFree to download

Narrative Overview

Anna’s Immediate Trauma After Marga’s Death

Heinrich Remaining in the White House

Anna’s Fear, Dreams, and Encounters

The Holocaust is over,andAma ls Si HereIda VosTranslated by Terese Edelstein and Inez Smidt https://archive.org/details/annaisstillhere0000idav ANNA IS STILLHERE. Anna sits up in bed.The light goes on.Anna would like to puther hands over herface,'but she doesn't dare.Blood would getin her eyes. “Anna,what's the matter?”Her mother is at her bedside.She sits down next to Anna.“Anna dear;what's the matter?” “Marga,a bang...blood.”She looks at her mother: "So you know about Marga?We didn't want to tell you thatshe's dead,but now you know,anyway." Anna pulls the blanket over her head.She never wants tocome out again. “This terse translation from the Dutch is compelling in its sim-plicity....It is a stark reminder that the effects of theHolocaust did not end with the end of the war.” —School Library Journal "There's no idealization—anti-Semitism isn't dead [afterWorld War II];even those who saved the Jews included some‘stupid heroes'—but with the anger and sorrow there's alsocourage.”—Booklist OTHER PUFFIN BOOKS ABOUT WORLD WAR II Andi's War Billi Rosen Between Two Worlds Joan LingardThe Devil in Vienna Doris OrgelThe Devil's ArithmeticJane YolenFriedrichHans Peter RichterGrace in the Wilderness 4Aranka SiegalHide and Seek Ida VosI Am a Star Inge AuerbacherI Was There Hans Peter RichterLydia,Queen of Palestine Uri OrlevThe Man from the Other Side Uri OrlevMischling,Second Degree Ilse KoehnA Pocket Full of Seeds Marilyn SachsSheltering Rebecca Mary Baylis-WhiteTo Life Ruth Minsky SenderTouch Wood Renée Roth-HanoTransport 7-41-R T.DegensTug of War Joan Lingard Twenty and Ten Claire Huchet BishopUpon the Head of the Goat Aranka Siegal V05 1225 Anna Is Still Here IdaVos Translated by Terese Edelsteinand Inez Smidt 厂什 01- 02 PUFFIN BOOKS 3.3 For Henk,who has known Anna since her birth,and for Josephine,Karel,and Bert,who willrecognize her PUFFIN BOOKS Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books USA Inc.,375 Hudson Street,New York,New York 10014,U.SA.Penguin Books Ltd,27 Wrights Lane,London W85TZ,England Penguin Books Australia Ltd,Ringwood,Victoria,Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd,10 Alcorn Avenue,Toronto,Ontario,Canada M4V3B2Penguin Books (N.Z.)Ltd,182-190 Wairau Road,Auckland 10,New Zealand Penguin Books Ltd,Registered Offices:Harmondsworth,Middlesex,England First published in the Netherlands as Anna Is Er Nog by Uitgeverij Leopold,1986 First published in the United States of America by Houghton Mifflin Company,1993Reprinted by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin CompanyPublished in Puffin Books,1995 79108 Copyright Ida Vos,1986 English translation by Terese Edelstein and Inez Smidt copyright ◎ Houghton Mifflin Company,1993All rights reserved # LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Vos,Ida. [Anna is er nog.English] Anna is stillhere /Ida Vos;translated by Terese Edelstein and Inez Smidt.p.cm.Summary:Thirteen-year-old Anna,who was a "hidden child"in Nazi-occupied Hollandduring World War II,gradually learns to deal with the realities of being a survivor. ISBN 0-14-036909-0 [1.Holocaust survivorsFiction.2.Jews—Netherlands—Fiction.3.Netherlands—Fiction.]I.Title.PZ7.V9718An 1995[Fic]—dc2094-30192 CIP AC Printed in United States of America Except in the United States of America,this book is sold subject to the condition thatit shall not,by way of trade or otherwise,be lent,re-sold,hired out,or otherwisecirculated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or coverother than that in which it is published and without a similar conditionincluding this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Heinrich Anna Markus knows it for sure.A German soldier hasstayed behind in the white house on the water.Therewere many German soldiers in the white house four weeksago,when Anna was stillin hiding,but they've all beencaptured now.All except for Heinrich. Anna knows exactly what Heinrich looks like.He has ahelmet on his hea

FAQs

Who is Anna, and what situation shapes her life in this story?

Anna is a thirteen-year-old hidden child in Nazi-occupied Holland, forced to survive and gradually face the realities of being a survivor.

Why does Heinrich matter to Anna even after the occupation ends?

Heinrich stays behind alone in the white house, and Anna fears he will capture her and take her to Germany.

How does the story portray Anna’s inner struggle?

Anna experiences recurring nightmares and physical fear responses, and she often cannot bring herself to tell others what she dreams or fears.

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