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LC Class. PZ7.H7322 Iae 2004. I am David is a 1963 novel by Anne Holm. It tells the story of a young boy who, with the help of a prison guard, escapes from a concentration camp in an unnamed Eastern European country and journeys to Denmark. Along the way, he meets many people who teach him about life outside the concentration camp.
- Anne Holm
- 1963
Dec 27, 1998 · Anne Holm, born Else Anne Lise Jørgensen (September 10, 1922 – December 27, 1998) was a Danish journalist and children's writer. At times she also wrote under the pseudonym Adrien de Chandelle. Her books are typically recommended to age groups 8–16 years, but they include elements even for adult readers.
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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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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.
Books. I Am David. Anne Holm. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004 - Juvenile Fiction - 239 pages. David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly prison camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. With his vengeful enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to ...
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- I Am David
'I Am David'is an extremely moving story, beautifully envisioned about a young boy who has been deprived of all knowledge of the outside world and makes a journey of discovery across Europe.
- Anne Holm
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Jan 29, 2015 · She spoke German, Italian, French and English, was politically motivated and wrote about the impact of Cold War in much of her journalism.I Am David, simply called David in the original Danish, was first published in Britain in 1965. It has won many awards, including The Prize for the Best Scandinavian Children's Book in 1963.
