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The Lost Boy

  • 337 pages · about 6 hours
  • First published 1994
  • 16 editions

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1 About this book

Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother, his real hurt is just begining -- he has no place to call home.

This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called "It". In The Lost Boy, he answers questions and reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered an F-Child (Foster Child), Dave is moved in and out of five different homes.

He suffers shame and experiences resentment from those who feel that all foster kids are trouble and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a "real" family. Tears, laughter, devastation and hope create the journey of this little lost boy who searches desperately for just one thing -- the love of a family.

Good for readers who want: a true life story, self-improvement, and psychology.

  • Biography
  • Family relationships
  • Biography & autobiography
  • Self-help
  • Psychology
  • Abused children
  • Foster home care
  • Family violence

2 About David J. Pelzer

Born 1960

David James Pelzer (born December 29, 1960) is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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