American Anne Frank

A novella of resistance, heartbreak, and hope in a not-so-distant America.

In a quiet suburb of Phoenix, a judge’s family opens their guest house to strangers fleeing violence- an undocumented family on the run. It’s meant to be temporary, it’s meant to be secret, it’s meant to be safe.

But nothing is safe anymore.

As ICE raids intensify and protests erupt across the country, a high school girl eyes her future, a judge’s loyalty is tested, a mother questions the system, and boy is trying to understand it all.

Inspired by true events and told through seven interwoven points of view, American Anne Frank, traces the collision of two families- one privileged, one in peril- and the acts of courage, silence, and defiance that bind them. When the government suspends elections and ICE raids come to the door, each must choose: obey, resist, or protect what matters most.

A devastatingly timely novella about justice, fear, and the legacy of hiding.