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I Am David
I Am David is a book about a brave, daring, and serious boy named David written by Anne Holm. David is a twelve year old boy looking for his mom. David needs to get to Denmark where he will find his mom. David is faced with many challenges along the way to get to Denmark. He gets rides from many people on his way to many place along the way to Denmark.
David is a twelve year old boy that is brave for escaping the concentration camp where he was born. All David knows is the camp so surviving on the outside is very difficult. David runs at night and sleeps during the day to get to salonika where he snuck onto a ship marked Italy. He then finds a sailor who instead of turning him in helps him get to shore. David gets to a town where he meets

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