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I am David (Puffin Books)
Anne Holm

Puffin Books, 1969

39 reviews
Anne Holm

Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004

A beautiful read
This story is about David, a boy who has spent most of his life in concentration camps of Eastern Europe. When he is given a chance to escape, he does so with the expectation that he will be caught and returned to the camps at any moment. Eventually, he accepts that he has finally gained his freedom. His journey to this realization and beyond is one of enlightenment and revelation as he discovers ...

North to Freedom
Anne Holm

A Voyager / HBJ Book, 1965

"A wonderful boy in a thrilling story..." - Book Week.

The Sky Grew Red
Anne Holm, Patricia Crampton

Egmont Childrens Books, 1992

I Am David (World Mammoth)

27 reviews
Anne Holm

Mammoth, 1989

The memory lives on
I remember reading this book when I was 12, my english teacher gave us it to read, to understand what it was like to survive as a child and as a war victim. My son is 12, and told his mom and I that he is not that bad off in this world with 2 loving parents. He explained that his teacher gave him a book to read about a young boy who was mistreated as a child. I then remembered the book my english ...

North to Freedom

28 reviews
Anne Holm

Odyssey Classics, 1990

A moving children's novel
This is an engaging historical fiction novel. Set in post World War II Europe, it is also published under the titles David, and I Am David. With the help of one of the prison gaurds, 12 year old David escapes from a communist labor camp in Bulgaria with no idea what to do other than go to Denmark. The story weaves in many important themes, such as freedom, beauty, truth, and love. There are many ...

I Am David (New Windmill)

2 reviews
Anne Holm

Heinemann Educational Publishers, 1991

A must read....................
This story takes place in Europe after WWII, we find our main subject trapped in a prison/work camp for members of society that spoke out against the new government. Our young man is taken prisoner for what his father does and spends his very young years growing up in one of these camps. The movie centers around his friendship with another man in the camp, his escape, his experiances in camp and ...