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Anne Holm

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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. 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 Award Gold Medal.

Another well known book by Holm is Peter (1966), which tells the story of a teena...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 2,182 ratings · 277 reviews · 4 distinct works

	I Am David by Anne Holm, L.W. Kingsland (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 2,173 ratings — published 1963 — 29 editions	My rating:
	The Sky Grew Red by Anne Holm, Patricia Crampton 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	The Hostage 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Peter by Anne Holm, L.W. Kingsland (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1968	My rating:

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“And his eyes frighten me, too. They're the eyes of an old man, an old man who's seen so much in life that he no longer cares to go on living. They're not even desperate... just quiet and expectant, and very, very lonely, as if he were quite alone of his own free choice.”
― Anne Holm, I Am David

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“The sun glistened on a drop of water as it fell from his hand to his knee. David wiped it off, but it left no tidemark: there was no more dirt to rub away. He took a deep breath and shivered. He was David. Everything else was washed away, the camp, its smell, its touch--and now he was David, his own master, free--free as long as he could remain so.”
― Anne Holm, I Am David

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“David thought living in a house was very difficult. It was not the house itself--that was lovely to be in--but the people. What was so difficult about them was that they constantly seemed to expect him to say and do things he would never have though of, and what appeared sensible and natural to him seemed to surprise them...”
― Anne Holm, I Am David

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