Anne Holm, born Else Anne Jørgensen (10 September 1922 – 27 December 1998) was a Danish

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and

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. She also wrote under the

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''Adrien de Chandelle''.

Career

Her best-known fiction book is ''

I Am David ''I am David'' is a 1963 novel by Anne Holm. It tells the story of a young boy who, with the help of a prison guard, escapes from a concentration camp in an unnamed Eastern European country and journeys to Denmark. Along the way, he meets many p ...

'' (1963), adapted for a 2003

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; (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

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award in 1965, the 1963 Best Scandinavian Children's Book award and the Boys Club of America Junior Book Award Gold Medal. Holm also authored ''Peter'' (1966), which tells the story of a teenage boy who travels in time to

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and Medieval England.

Personal life

She married Johan C. Holm in 1949. They had a son and two grandchildren at the time of her passing.

Bibliography

* ''

'' (1963) * ''Peter'' (1966) * ''Adam og de voksne'' (1967) * ''The Hostage'' (1980) * ''Grew Red'' (1992)

References

* Gale Children's Literature Review, vol. 75, 136–141 * Gale Contemporary Authors, vol. 17 * Kraks Blaa Bog (Danish Who's Who) 1922 births 1998 deaths Danish children's writers Danish women children's writers Danish women journalists 20th-century Danish journalists {{denmark-bio-stub