Customer Reviews

I Am David

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

...............this was actually a pretty good book. There was a GOOD storyline, good ending and it showed what a child growing up in a concentration camp would act like and how they would see things differently from a normal child. The people he meets on his way to Denmark, all have fine and different characteristics and traits and all add some information and wisdom to David. Even the evil farmer who locked him in the barn had a positive efect on David's life even if it didn't seem like it at the time. This book is well explained and very descriptive. It shows what life was like during the time of concentration camps and is over all a good book.

This story takes place in Europe after WWII, we find our main subject trapped in a prison/work camp for members of society that spoke out against the new government. Our young man is taken prisoner for what his father does and spends his very young years growing up in one of these camps. The movie centers around his friendship with another man in the camp, his escape, his experiances in camp and the outside world. The story is beautiful, and there are many twists and turns to capture the readers attention. However the story does end abruptly, as if the writer was interrupted. Overall, it was very good, my whole family enjoyed it.

This book takes you on a very vivid and interesting trip across the human emotions as we follow this young boy (who grew up in a Concentration Camp) learn that there is joy in the world. Now although the ending seems slightly "clipped off", this book is an enjoyable read and I highly recommend this book. Especially to any teen readers.

This is a great book! I really enjoyed reading it! It is the most compassionate moving book

Wow what a good book! i just finished reading this book called i am David, about this 12 year old biy who has grown up in a concentration camp. i gave this story 5 stars because the author did an excellent job of describing David's character. i recommend this book to all readers from the age of 10+. ity was a really powerful story and i enjoyed every part of it.

My 5th grade teacher read this to the class back in the late 70's when I lived in the Okanagan (B.C), now I'm 33 and have been back (in the states were I live) from the balkans about a month (Via the U.S.A.F) this book really stuck in my mind over the years. It was one of the things that I thought of when I saw all those woman and children in the situation that was, and is still going on over there. Time passes but the basic out come of war, does not. This is a good read,I would recommend it to anyone

This is an excellent book, both for adults and children. For years I searched for this book under the title "I am David" and was told it was out of print. I discovered last year that it has been reprinted under the title "North to Freedom", so look for it there!

Sensitive and fascinating account of a nine-year-old boy's escape from a concentration camp during World War II, into the outside world on his own. My ten-year-old son was gripped by the story and can't wait to know what happens next.

This is a book about a boy who escapes from a concentration camp and learns many things during his journey in freedom, it emphasises on the many things that we humans take for granted in life. I have rated this book as 4 stars because though it is a beautiful novel the conclusion was quite abrupt leaving readers in wonder and suspense From this book we see that Anne Holm is a very detailed author!

This book was read to me in grade 7 class. I enjoyed it a lot and always wanted to know what would happen next! The plot sounds weak but it is not. The only thing I can critisize is that some of the coincidences are not easy to believe but the beautiful writing style makes up for it. My advice is, READ THIS BOOK!