I Am David (1963)

by Anne Holm

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A stark and memorable book. 'David's journey is a process of self discovery and a self-imposed restructuring of a broken human spirit. Though told in the third person, the narrative invites us into David's young mind and allows us to see the wonder of objects and concepts that we all take for granted.' (

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wendyburrill | Apr 8, 2013 |

A good alternative to the Diary of Ann Frank. (

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Gerlu | Oct 3, 2011 |

Searching for freedom is difficult when you have never know it. David escapes from the only life he has known inside a Communist Concentration camp (WWII). A great study or discussion starter for: What is freedom?

Randalea | Aug 7, 2011 |

Super favourite from grade 9. What would I have done with my imagination if Mrs. Levy hadn't used this book in her Language Arts curriculum? Read again recently, and it captured my thoughts again. A survival story among the best, in my opinion. (

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HGard | Mar 11, 2011 |

I absolutely loved this book from the moment I first read it. I would highly recommend this to anyone. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Anne Holm	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Kingsland, L.W.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0828|2009, Ages 12↑)

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Based on Anne Holm's acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles the struggles of a 12-year-old boy (Ben Tibber) who manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own -- through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark and a compass to help get him there. James Caviezel and Joan Plowright co-star. Er, this is the description of the 2003 movie.

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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 cope in this strange new world, where his only resources are a compass, a few crusts of bread, his two aching feet, and some vague advice to seek refuge in Denmark. Is that enough to survive?
David's extraordinary odyssey is dramatically chronicled in Anne Holm's classic about the meaning of freedom and the power of hope.

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After escaping from an Eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom in Denmark.

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