I Am David — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionSupportingChristian
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- Race & culture
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
- Gender & orientation
Couldn't confirm
- Profanity
- Profanity: No source lists the book's language or includes a parents' guide for the book, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
David's extraordinary odyssey is dramatically chronicled in Anne Holm's classic about the meaning of freedom and the power of hope.
Frequently asked questions
Is I Am David appropriate for a 7-year-old?
David is beaten up by a boy, held prisoner by a farmer, and hunted by guards, and his dog dies helping him cross a border, with the camp's cruelty discussed but not shown. David grows up in a harsh prison camp, is hunted by enemies, is held prisoner by a farmer, and loses his dog companion.
Does I Am David have violence?
Found (Supporting): David is beaten up by a boy, held prisoner by a farmer, and hunted by guards, and his dog dies helping him cross a border, with the camp's cruelty discussed but not shown.
Does I Am David have scary content?
Found (Supporting): David grows up in a harsh prison camp, is hunted by enemies, is held prisoner by a farmer, and loses his dog companion.
Does I Am David have religion?
Found (Supporting, Christian): David prays to a God he calls the 'God of green pastures and still waters', enters a church and meets a priest who tells him there is one God.
Does I Am David have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does I Am David have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: No source lists the book's language or includes a parents' guide for the book, so swearing can't be ruled in or out.
Does I Am David have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does I Am David have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does I Am David have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does I Am David have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
