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I Am David

by Anne Holm, L.W. Kingsland (Translator)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 3,383 ratings · 429 reviews

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 v...more

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Published January 1st 2004 by Sandpiper (first published 1963)

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May 15, 2012 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone!

Recommended to Anna by: My Dad

Shelves: six-star-worthy, christian, recommendation, 1946-to-present

I Am David by Anne Holm is my favorite novel and the novel that introduced me to the Holocaust, WWII, and Europe. I've been in love with this ever since. It is both interesting and is extremely inspirational! Hearing life from the point of view of a 12 year-old who has never been out of a prison camp was really unique and it is nearly impossible to read this without being inspired and thinking about it long after you've finished it. I love David's bravery and his thought-process. He not only use...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Brenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

My mom got a few books from the library that she meant to get for her, but when I saw the cover of this book, I was curious. I think I will finish it before my mom does!

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Okay, I just finished this book. It was very... mediocre. I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. It wasn't hugely inspiring or anything, but it was interesting enough. The ending was extremely predictable, but I do like that he faced some hard challenges along the way that made the story more interesting. It's a nice b...more

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Jan 20, 2008 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly concentration camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. Sensing his enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope in this strange new world, where his only resources are a compass, a few crumbs of bread, his two aching feet and some vague advice to seek refuge in Denmark. Is that enough to survive?
David is a dynamic character. He thinks of danger a lot and...more

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Dec 21, 2007 Alison rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone over 10

I had first seen this movie and had a feeling the book would be great also. Although the plots differed more than I thought they would, I thoroughly enjoyed both the movie and the book. In the book, I liked how you get more insight into David's thoughts. He is a remarkable boy, to say the least.

It is a young adult novel and I think the author took some liberties with the plot that adults won't "buy". I liked the way they "fixed" that in the movie. All in all, I would highly recommend both the bo...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Elaine Hargrove rated it 5 of 5 stars

The book I read was actually entitled, "North to Freedom" with a copyright date of 1963, but it was the same book. I enjoyed this book very much. It is not an action story; it is a psychological story; don't look for plot. This is all about character.

Because David grew up in a concentration camp, he knew little socially or culturally of the outside world, but because of conditions in the camp, he had had the opportunity to learn several different languages and had been taught manners and a degre...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Jeremy Yong rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I Am David is a gripping novel of a young boy's grueling experience during the Holocaust. Whenever I read books of tragedies in the past, I feel morally crushed whenever I force myself to endure a book of the Holocaust. David, the protagonist, has been in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe for his entire twelve-year old life. Just that statement makes me cringe, how since even as a young boy, he was forced to suffer in the concentration camp. Though David...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Nappyy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gut-wrenching. Heart-warming. Gripping.

I Am David is a fil adaptaion of the novel by Anne Holm "North to Freedom". It shows the spiritual journey of discovery where, a twelve-year old boy David gradually loses his mistrust of humanity and beginds to smile, share, and eventually love.

Seven years after the World War II, David is an escapee from the concentration camp in Bulgaria. He sets our on a risky journey to Denmark, initially believing he is on an important mission to deliver a letter, but e...more Gut-wrenching. Heart-warming. Gripping.

I Am David is a fil adaptaion of the novel by Anne Holm "North to Freedom". It shows the spiritual journey of discovery where, a twelve-year old boy David gradually loses his mistrust of humanity and beginds to smile, share, and eventually love.

Seven years after the World War II, David is an escapee from the concentration camp in Bulgaria. He sets our on a risky journey to Denmark, initially believing he is on an important mission to deliver a letter, but eventually discovering that the "mission" is to reutite him with his mother, of whom he only has faint memories. After his journey, he faces danger, fear, loneliness, hunger and encounters various people. Johan, his friend and mentor in the camp, saved him from the bullet's wrath by snatching the bar of soap he stole from the officer, and eventually he (Johan) met his end. The prison officer, because of pity and love for David's mother, he keeps David alive in the camp, counsels him to break out, and assists his escape. He is supplied with a bar of soap, half a loaf of bread, and an envelope not to be opened until he gets to Denmark. Also, he gives him a compass and tells him he must go Southwest to Greece, take a boat to Italy and finally go North to Denmark, a peaceful and neutral country. Since David was locked in a camp all his life, he feels lost and disoriented in the world. Along his flight, though he is mistreated by some people, he is well-treated by others like Maria, the girl he saved from the fire's wrath; and Sophie, the elderly women who helped him from his mission. Gradually, he learns that some people can be trusted. Finally, with the help of the book written by his mother, David and his mother are reunited.

Many of us take life for granted , from its simple pleasures and the little miracles of daily life. This movie helps to reeducate me as to how precious life is. The solitary journey of a lost, loveless, hopeless child from the stark brutalities of the concentration camp and its daily mind-numbing grind along the road to the colorful, stimulation, varied offerings and experiences is truly gut-wrenching and heart-warming. I was caught off guard by the emotional response this movie brought to me and I found myself in more than one lump-of-the-throat moments. This movie won me over with a wonderfully-written screen play, superb acting, and its breath-taking cinematography. Moreover, it's a beautifully humane film highlighting courage in the face of adversity, struggles, and sacrifces. David's struggle to survive is very admirable, one that you cheer on every step of the way.(less)

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Apr 23, 2012 Laurent rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Extraordinarily elegant and humane

Anne Holm's 'I am David' is an wonderful achievement - mixing beautiful humanity and acute perceptiveness of humans' soul, both good and bad, with the harsh reality of the world. The book is seen through David's eyes, a boy who has escaped a concentration camp he was bought up in and is now adapting and learning about the 'real' world. David's young age is in sharp contrast to his world-view and experience - a detail Holm continuously reminds us through adults'...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Annalily rated it 5 of 5 stars

I Am David is a great book to read. It is a story about a little boy who has been in a concentration camp his whole life. David had one friend there named Johannes. Johannes helps him to learn stuff he needs. David loved Johannes alot but in camp if you were very smart you would be put to death. When David is offered a chance to escape he takes it. David struggles with the outer world, David wants to learn about the outer world but he is scared to talk to people. David has never talked or played...more I Am David is a great book to read. It is a story about a little boy who has been in a concentration camp his whole life. David had one friend there named Johannes. Johannes helps him to learn stuff he needs. David loved Johannes alot but in camp if you were very smart you would be put to death. When David is offered a chance to escape he takes it. David struggles with the outer world, David wants to learn about the outer world but he is scared to talk to people. David has never talked or played with kids, when he is given a chance he doesn't realy want to but when he reilizezs that kids are not so bad he like them exept Carlo. David decides he needs a God but he doesn't know what one to choose. Johannes told David about his God the "God of green pastures and the still waters" David belives that this God would be the one for him. The God of green pastures and still waters has helped David twice David belives he has to give God something but what? David has learned how to be greatful, nice, helpful, and to speak properly on his way to Denmark with help from a few people.

I think my favirot part of the book was when he thought the children were stupid and ungreatful. I also LOVED the part were King { The dog from the barn } gives his life for David. It is very hard to just pick one part I liked or loved. I realy liked the part were David saves Maria's life { David saves a little girl who he likes } from a fire. I also loved and love the part were he meets the painter and figures out that the guard{ The man who helped him escape } loves his mom but David has never met his mother. The painter shows him a picture of a women and her son named David. David then reilizes that the women in the picture is his mother. The guard has always been nice to David like giving him vitamins and milk for vitemen -C. I love that part because it is very sweet. I love this book very much.

I want people to read this book so they know why I love the book and hopefully they will love it to! I also want people to read it because I know that they will LOVE it to! " I Am David " or "David in Denmark" or " North to freedom" is a very good book to read. I recomend that people read it but only 9 and up read it because I don't think the age under 9 should be reading a book like this because it is just a little bit much for them. If the age 9 and under are able to read it GREAT!!!! But if not that is ok they will be able to read it soon. I cried at the end and I am pretty sure everyone who read it cried to. I want people to like it not oh it was good and I like so and so better. Im not saying people should like this book better then their favirot book I just don't want people saying it's a terrible book....

I am exited to read more Anne Holm books. Befor I read more of her books I am going to read "The Foundling" by Linda Hayner.

Im sorry if you dont like my review(less)

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Oct 08, 2011 Jinky rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

Finally! A superb book landed in my hands!! I was completely mesmerized and utterly clinging to the story's journey, especially on the last 10 pages. I tell ya, David would be a great poster boy for integrity. I loved his character development. Too good to be true as he may be, the walk of his life was a message of love, life, and prospect. Brilliant!

I agree with The Horn Book, "Read it, read it!". Be warned though, brace your heart.

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"I don't know anything! How can I stay free wh...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Pamelaredd Anderson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

David, a 12 year old, raised in a prison camp, is allowed to escape with instructions to go north to freedom. From the drab, depressing surroundings of the prison camp to the wide world of freedoms, colors, smells, scenery, being clean, and being honest, David cautiously learns about the world around him. This book is a learning adventure at becoming true to one's self. At an early age, this book had a profound effect on my life, David made me stop and appreciate the little things that are such...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Jenee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Loved this movie and so when I found out it was based off of a book I had to read it. Come to find out the book is a young adults novel so it was a really easy read, but that doesn't mean it's not filled with emotion and important situations. When it comes to whether I like the book better or the movie I think it's about 50/50. I liked the fact that in the book you know everything that David is thinking because it's narrated by him, you really find out how he feels about things and why he is the...more

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Jun 20, 2011 Daleb. rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: children who have read, or are about to read Anne Frank

Recommended to Daleb. by: Found it while looking for something to read at the Deer Park Jr. High library after lunch one day in the 7th or 8th grade

I first read this book under it's American released title of North To Freedom way back in Jr. High (in the 7th/'72'-'73'/or 8th/'73'-'74/grade) a little less than 10 years After it's American debute in 1965.
At the time i imagined it was a W.W.II story not really knowing alot about the post war world or the whole cold war mess i grew up in. It is Obvious Now, reading it 37 or 39 years later, that it Was indeed a post war story.
Parts of it made me cry again all these years later (something i would...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

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May 21, 2010 Hong rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I probably should have read this book earlier since it's more for sec age I guess. Simple, but very meaningful story. About the cruelties of life, and about hope and love and what makes this world beautiful, and about doing things yourself, about keeping true to your identity.

I think it teaches a lot. It brings awareness to the "God of green pastures and still waters" - how strong God is, and how kind He is. It teaches you not to take for granted your family - the plight of a child who has "see...more

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Apr 19, 2011 Kei-isb added it

This book is about a boy called David. He is separated from his family and spends twelve years in concentration camp. One day, a guard helps David to escape from concentration camp and he leaves there heading for Denmark. On the occasion of his journey to Denmark, he only has compass and a few crust of bread. Of course, he knows nothing about outside world; therefore, he struggles with new world.
He is honest in all he does and brave child. However, he detests person who deprives one's freedom o...more

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Nov 04, 2009 Bailey Zimmerly rated it 3 of 5 stars

I AM DAVID REVIEW

My reivew of this book is that I liked it, but it was not amazing. I would recomend this book to any readers who are 11-14 and like a good adventure. This book was about a kid named David who escapes from a concentration camp in Eastern Germany and has an adventure. In his adventure he met many people along the way, like the sailor on the ship, Maria and her family, the priest, the girl painter, and the farmer and his family. Two of the people were very nice to David. They wer...more

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Oct 15, 2008 Michelle Polk rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

a very poignant story of a boy who 'escaped' from a concentration camp. His trip to where, he doesn't know, gives so much insight to what would be going through a child during this era of time. He doesn't know anything about the outside world. This is often times humorous and then sad at others. It is a powerful story that should be read by all. There aren't really any EXCITING parts but plenty of in depth story. Mrs. Holm brings a story to paper that will not be quickly forgotten.

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Mar 16, 2013 Kurt rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: children, fiction, young-adult, foreign-author

Last year I read a non-fiction book called The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia which detailed the rounding up and incarceration and systematic destruction of tens or hundreds of thousands of foreigners living in Russia during the Stalin years. To this day few Americans are aware of this holocaust. Even children were not spared.

I Am David tells the fictional story of one of these children. The story is told in the third person but strictly through David's eyes. Having lived his e...more

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Apr 11, 2012 Danielle Wilson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

All of the memories 12 year old David holds are of his life in a concentration camp. He'd been there since he was a very small child and had known no other night. One night, a guard (and man he hates) tells him how to escape and get to freedom. If David listens he has the opportunity to be free - but what if this is just another sick game on the guards' part? This is only the first decision of many David must make on his journey north to freedom.

I'm definitely going to recommend this to some of...more

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Aug 30, 2010 Christina rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical

A young boy escapes from a concentration camp somewhere in "eastern Europe" and walks and hitchhikes his way to Denmark. He's lived his whole life in camp so he doesn't know anything about the outside world, doesn't even know about money or how to eat properly at a table. he prays to a "god of rivers and streams" and is afraid of being caught by "them." He's totally clueless, yet manages to survive this whole long journey, despite getting captured again. And then a bizarre coincidence at the end...more

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May 30, 2012 Kayleb Barlow rated it 5 of 5 stars

I Am David is about a boy that is sepparated with his family. David is put into a concentration camp as a young boy. One of the guards helps him run away without being seen. David succeeds but he now has no were to live he was too young to remember his mom, and he doesn't know his way. Nazi's track him down and get close numerous times of catching him.

The books like they say are always better than the movie. The book has scene were he is slepping in the tall grass and he heres the germans walki...more

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Dec 24, 2011 Gayle Gordon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, borrowed

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Jan 07, 2013 Cole rated it 5 of 5 stars

I’m David

Imagine your self living your whole life in a concentration camp and given only 30 seconds to escape that’s the position that David is in only splayed with an compass and a knife. His travels will be hard but not imposable. Not knowing the out side world he vetches forth in a journey that will haunt him for the rest of his life risk over reword witch would you choose.

The book im David was a non stop thriller with action around ever corner, and I loved it one of the best books I have ev...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Pat Anderson rated it 1 of 5 stars

I was given this as a reader for a group of ten-year-olds and started to read it myself before I gave it to them. I only read about half of it and gave up in disgust. Needless to say I never gave it to the children. In essence it is not really a story; more an exercise in anti-Soviet Union propaganda. We are never told why David is in the gulag; the implication being that children are banged up for nothing in Eastern Bloc countries.

David escapes to the West, where everyone has plenty of food an...more

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Pascal Schuppli You're completely unfair to the book and the story.

The "west" isn't portrayed as uniformely good and rich at all. There are the Americans who think he...more You're completely unfair to the book and the story.

The "west" isn't portrayed as uniformely good and rich at all. There are the Americans who think he wants to rob them; the Swiss farmer who keeps him as a slave. His mother doesn't seem to be rich and living in a mansion either when he finally reaches her. Nor is her friend whom he meets in the mountains, or the priest he talks to in Italy, or the sailor who helps him on the ship. The only rich people in the story are the italian family and their servants aren't important to the story at all. Their status as people, meanwhile, is never in question. Plus David *leaves* the rich family, despite their offer to let him stay, and the only person he hates through most of the book is Carlo, one of their sons. Neither his decision to leave nor his dislike of the boy have anything to do with money, however.

There is no anti-soviet Union propaganda, either, and true to his character, David remains ignorant of socialist ideology. What's there is a boy's understandable fear of having to go back to live in a concentration camp/gulag. These did exist, and totalitarian dictatorships like the Soviet Union under Stalin most definitely did exist, and they destroyed many people's lives, but the book never makes political statements against the Soviet Union or socialism in particular, only against people who imprison others without cause.

Finally, you say that we are never given a reason for David to be in that prison camp, which you can only maintain because you haven't finished the book. If you had, you would have found out the reason (which is thin, I admit, but the author had to put a boy there in order for the book to work in the intended genre). Contrary to what you say, the book does not imply that children were maltreated in eastern bloc countries (though many of them were and are, as is common when general poverty rules): Rather, David is the only child in a camp full of adult men (which implies that the regime did not regularly imprison children), and he is protected by inmates and a guard, rather than abused.

So, really, none of the things you say about this book are true.(less)
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May 08, 2012 06charitiJ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-reports

"I am David." Along with being the story's title, it is also the most repeated phrase in this book. How can we actually find who we are? David proved that even through suffering the hardest trials we can still have enjoyable experiences and learn that life can really be good, we just have to find the good ourselves. Anne Holm outdid herself in this brilliant and touching novel.

12-year old David escapes a concentration camp after being held prisoner his whole life. After seeing the same scenes,...more "I am David." Along with being the story's title, it is also the most repeated phrase in this book. How can we actually find who we are? David proved that even through suffering the hardest trials we can still have enjoyable experiences and learn that life can really be good, we just have to find the good ourselves. Anne Holm outdid herself in this brilliant and touching novel.

12-year old David escapes a concentration camp after being held prisoner his whole life. After seeing the same scenes, objects, and people every day for 12 years, what would you think of the world seeing it for the first time? Armed with very little to help him survive his long journey to Copenhagen, Denmark, he learns so many things spiritually, physically, and mentally. Along with learning new objects' and places' names, he learns to trust, love, and seek help for the first time. He is persistent and shows courage by learning as much as possible to him and even meeting new people such as Maria, another very important character. With her help, he learns how to smile again and to learn to trust. After many hardships and near-death experiences, he finally makes it to Denmark and finds his mom to be reunited after 12 long, brutal years.

So, when I first saw this book, I didn't think it was the type of book I'd actually like. First of all, it was based off the war (which really aren't my favorite kinds of books), and it was a low reading level. However, it had many deep lessons and things hidden inside such as the fact that David was so quiet and mysterious. Although he seemed to know so little about the world, he actually knew much more than an average adult because of his time spent in the concentration camp. "Trust no one" (page 142) was one of his main thoughts in the concentration camp which is very understandable considering what happened in those camps. He eventually learned how to trust again, which is a very advanced lesson to learn, many of us still need to learn how. So although this book seems to fit the ages of childhood to youth, I think it would be good for all ages. It is interesting and simple, yet it brings out a different aspect of the war that I never would have considered before reading this book.

Overall, I really liked this book. My favorite thing about it was probably how he narrated it. It seemed like we, as the readers, were always stuck inside his head. He was always thinking and always pondering on what he wanted to know and what he did know. I love 1st person narration so it made it even better - he found out by his wise quiet that persistence brings success and that love can, in time, be learned. This was a very good book, and it left me feeling satisfied and happy with the ending.(less)

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Dec 17, 2012 Pete rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: european-literature, distopian

The story of a young boy's search for who he is or a children's story, with a few adult themes.

David is an heroic character, at times too good to be true but at other times quite disarmingly pure and innocent. He initially only has two factual anchors to his existence, his name, 'David' and the need to flee north, away from 'them'. As he flees his life takes on a new shape; giving meaning to his unique history and the possibility of a new future.
The narrative changes from author to character; f...more
The story of a young boy's search for who he is or a children's story, with a few adult themes.

David is an heroic character, at times too good to be true but at other times quite disarmingly pure and innocent. He initially only has two factual anchors to his existence, his name, 'David' and the need to flee north, away from 'them'. As he flees his life takes on a new shape; giving meaning to his unique history and the possibility of a new future.
The narrative changes from author to character; from private world of thoughts and prayer to interaction and dialogue, initially uncomplicated and simple but then developing, becoming more adult as David becomes more connected to the outside world and his unfolding future. His own private voice is consistent throughout with the adult aspects coming from external sources, 'Johannes' a well remembered fellow captive or an overheard conversation between adult characters. As David integrates what he hears, you get a sense of development and self discovery which also includes a Spiritual faith. This mirrors the story line quite well as we enter David's world view; the central focus. The story reads like a fable, sometimes a parable or a children's fairy story with a tragic tinge, depicting a scary, sometimes alien world through childlike eyes. This all hangs together quite quite well in portraying David's character as a unique and complex mix of childlike innocence and adult innocence lost. His apparent innocence often resulting from a kind of defiance; a definite, reasoned and/or emotional decision: A deliberate response to his captivity in defiance of the brutality he has witnessed.

He is an escapee from a concentration camp in which he was born. The authoritarian regime responsible is unnamed but certainly European and by deduction, I'd guess at Soviet rather than Prussian. Concentration camps and their mark are a uniquely European legacy. That, I believe is the point here and I wonder if this is not a deliberate attempt at a modern folk or fairy tale; If the aforementioned qualities that namely, the suspension of belief, the tone of fable and parable, are deliberate pointers to something deeper, to running with themes of European history of which David is the innocent inheritor; displacement, forced migration, oppression, estrangement, war orphans etc...
I leave that as a question mark; a pause for thought.
What is certain, is that this a modern children's story with a child hero who defies and outruns the tragedy of his own history and the cruelty of adult world into which he was born.(less)

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Oct 08, 2011 Sally rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, country-italy, country-switzerland, runaways, concentration-camp

Well, this was a very good read, despite starting a bit slowly. There was very little dialogue and as such it moved at quite a 'quiet' pace - quite easy and comfortable if not terribly exciting. The one thing I didn't like though was how vague it was. I mean, David's escaped from a concentration camp and refers to the bad guys as them (and they're not giant ants!)... so it's only natural to assume that they are Nazis, right? Then about halfway through the book he meets an Englishman and asks if...more

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Imagine growing up in a place where beauty does not exist, where death is always present, where cruely is commonplace. Twelve year old David has spent his life in a concentration camp in eastern Europe, and when a guard tells him how and when to escape, he follows the instructions, not truly believing he will ever find freedom.
When his escape succeeds, David finds himself in an alien world. Never has he heard laughter, tasted an orange, or ridden in a veh...more

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Jan 08, 2012 05BradenG rated it 4 of 5 stars

david is an intense he is really smart but he had to go through some tuff stuff like escaping the consentration camp was hard anuff and then he had to walk on foot to denmark he must have been a brake kid because not knowing anything in the outside of the world being free getting his own food making money on the streets sleeping outside dousent know that much stuff about the world but is really smart with how much knowledge he knows being in the consentration camp i think this was one of the mos...more

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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...more

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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.” — 15 people liked it

“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.” — 6 people liked it

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