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| AUTHOR: | Anne Holm, L. W. Kingsland |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Harcourt Paperbacks |
| ISBN: | 0152051600 |
| TYPE: | Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical, Children: Grades 3-4, Classics, Fiction, Historical - United States - General, Juvenile Fiction, Refugees, Social Situations - Homelessness & Poverty, Social Situations - Runaways, Social Situations - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Juvenile Fiction / Classics |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of I Am David
Lousy title, wonderful book Why oh why do U.S. publishers insist on retitling classic European books? As "I Am David" this book successfully explores far more profound questions than freedom. 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 but which are new to the young escapee. Music, play, the taste of an orange, the feeling of being clean, language, colour! David's voyage of discovery is a bitter sweet mixture and we learn the awful truth about his past during his trek across Europe at the same pace as he does himself.
I have read this book with classes of children from fourth to seventh grade, as well as with adults. It is a book for all seasons, and I can still turn the pages with pleasure and wonder.
The wonder of realising what it is to say "I Am David" is what the book is all about! "North to Freedom" is a lousy title - meaningless in fact, David's first steps to freedom take him south! But this should not dissuade anyone from reading Anne Holm's book. The greatest children's story to come out of Denmark since Hans Christian Andersen.
one of my favorites
I have a copy of this book from the UK that is called I Am David. It starts with a man telling David, "You must get away tonight. Stay awake so that you're ready just before the guard is changed. When you see me strike a match, the current will be cut off and you can climb over -- you'll have half a minute, no more." This starts David's journey not just to freedom and home, but also to learning how to live as a regular kid after only living in a concentration camp. It's a serious book but one that should be read.
Timeless
This is such a beautiful book. I first read it when I was nine, twenty years later it is still a favourite.
The story of promise is quite remarkable and never fails to move me. All children should read this book. It opens doors to many other areas that too many forget too easily.