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Shortlisted for the 2011 Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation.
This is a harrowing account of a boy who finds himself alone in Poland, his parents having been taken away by the Nazis in WW2. The story which is shocking and scary by turns is told with rare brilliance and sounds utterly believable. So much so, you feel the author must have been there. It's deservedly on the shortlist for the Marsh Award in Translation.
The Marsh Award shortlisted books are:
The Pasta Detectives by Andreas Steinhofel, translated from German by Chantal Wright
Letters to Anyone and Everyone by Toon Tellegen, translated from Dutch by Martin Cleaver
No and Me by Delphine de Vigan, translated from French by George Miller
David's Story by Stig Dalager, translated from Danish by Frances Osterfelt and Cheryl Robson
Separated from his parents who are deported by the Nazis, David struggles to survive, alone, hungry and scared, until he eventually finds his way to the Warsaw ghetto. There he is taught by other Jewish boys to work in the black market, dodge the police and the Gestapo until the eventual day comes when the ghetto is cleared and everyone is herded into trains for the long trip to the camps. Will David survive?
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Separated from his parents who are deported by the Nazis, David struggles to survive, alone, hungry and scared, until he eventually finds his way to the Warsaw ghetto. There he is taught by other Jewish boys to work in the black market, dodge the police and the Gestapo until the eventual day comes when the ghetto is cleared and everyone is herded into trains for the long trip to the camps.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed David's Story and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
David's Story features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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David's Story was written by Stig Dalager and published by Aurora Metro Publications
David's Story has 303 pages
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