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Anne Holm

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 teenage boy who travels in time to ancient Greece and medieval England. Holm was born in Oksbøl. She married J.C. Holm in 1949 and later divorced him.

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Title:: I Am David (MP3)
Written by:: Anne Holm
Read by:: Struan Rodger
Format:: Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
Number of CDs:: 1
Duration:: 4 hours 57 minutes
MP3 size:: 217 MB
Published:: April 01 2021
Available Date:: April 01 2021
Age Category:: Children (10+)
ISBN:: 9781867540304
Genres:: Fiction; Classic Fiction; Historical Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
Publisher:: Bolinda/Audible audio

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David escapes from a concentration camp and flees across Europe. Who is David and what is the terrible past that drives him on to travel alone?

David's entire 12-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.