This book contains the following story:
I am David
No. of pages 208
Published: 2018
Great for age 6-12 years
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You must get away tonight, the man had told him. David escapes from the concentration camp where he has spent his entire life and flees across Europe. He is utterly alone who can he trust? What will await him? And all the while, how can he be sure that they wont catch up with him This is the remarkable story of Davids introduction to the world: sea, mountains and flowers, the colours of Italy, the taste of fruit, people laughing and smiling, all are new to David. David learns that his polite manner, his haunted eyes and his thin features are strange to other people. He must learn to fend for himself in this strange new world. An incredible story of survival against all odds and self discovery, for readers of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamasand The Book Thief.
This book features in the following series: Modern Classics, New Windmills, New Windmills Ks3 .
This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers .
ANNE HOLM (1922-1998) was born in Denmark, and she began her writing career as a journalist. I Am David was originally published--under the title David--in Denmark, where it became a million-copy bestseller and received numerous awards.
