Just David

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The story follows a young boy named David as he navigates life after his recluse father's death, learning to adapt to a community that also learns from him. The novel explores themes of connection and adjustment, highlighting the mutual growth between David and the villagers, as well as his adoptive parents. Despite mixed critical reviews labeling it as overly sentimental, it gained popularity in schools during the early twentieth century and has been reprinted multiple times, with translations available in Chinese and Russian.