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  1. Her best known book is I Am David (1963), adapted for a 2003 film; (also published as North to Freedom), which tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from a concentration camp and travels through Europe. It won the ALA Notable Book award in 1965, the 1963 Best Scandinavian Children's Book award and the Boys Club of America Junior Book ...

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  2. Apr 26, 2021 · We’ll come back to that question. Anne Holm, a Danish journalist and author, wrote this novel in 1963 about a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe and remembers nothing else. David’s life and outlook are uniformly grim. He has never even smiled.

  3. Apr 13, 2015 · I am David by Anne Holm. April 13, 2015. As an RE teacher who also dabbled in teaching English to year 9, I found this book to be a cross over in my interests and one which deeply moved the pupils (and myself). Theologians sometimes talk of ‘keeping the rumour of God alive.’.

  4. I am David must be post-World War II, as Italy is in peace, and so is Germany/Austria. David escapes either from Iron Curtain Albania or Bulgaria. Jill replied: Thanks, Ken! Although I think the ambiguity about where David is/escapes from/to is deliberately ambiguous. Delzaan Sutaria said: WOW!!!!!The book is touching and full of emotion.

  5. I Am David by. Anne Holm. (1963) T his is a story about a young boy's epic journey across Europe, and his budding emotions and sense of the wonder of life. The facts are simple. David is a 12 year old boy. He has lived all his life in a concentration camp somewhere in eastern Europe. He does not know anything about his parents or where he comes ...

  6. Oct 26, 2022 · I Am David has lost none of its potency in the nearly 60 years since it was first published. It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that will deeply move and inspire readers aged 10 and up. Angela Crocombe is a senior buyer at Readings. I am David. Anne Holm. $17.99. In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 days.

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  8. Jan 10, 2021 · Anne Holm ‘I am David’. This idea of freedom permeates David's journey, from beginning to end, He seeks to be free from anything that keeps him from being everything he is, everything he can be, and everything he wants to be. There are lots of important messages in this book which are relevant today regardless of age.

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