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Joseph P. O'Donnell
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Run for My Life is the compelling, true story of Daniel Kolmann, now who escaped from Communist-occupied Czechoslovakia when he was sixteen years old. A target of antisemitism while in elementary school, Daniel overcame many challenges in life and became a star athlete as a young child. By age twelve, word of his athletic prowess had spread. Without warning, he was taken away from his family by the Russian KGB and confined, under the guard of armed soldiers, to a Sports Training Camp where he was trained six hours a day, seven days a week to be an Olympic athlete. By age sixteen, he had become the number one player on the Junior Davis Cup tennis team that toured Europe representing the Soviet Union. During a stop in Athens, Daniel carried out a daring, late-night escape from two armed guards. His six-hour run, sans food or water, to avoid being re-captured is a riveting, heart-pounding testimonial to the power of the human spirit to seek freedom. Run for My Life is an inspiring book, suitable for all ages, particularly young readers who will gain an appreciation for the bravery of those who risk everything to overcome tyranny.
