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'Definitive' Anne Frank Diary Pulled From Virginia School Library After Parent Complaint

A parent complaint has prompted the Culpeper County school system to pull a version of Anne Frank's diary off library shelves.

The county's director of instruction Jim Allen says the book pulled is "The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition."

Allen says the parent complained because the version contains sexual references. The school system will use an alternative version of the diary that does not contain such references.

Read entire article at Fox News