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Title: The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer ISBN: 1-55874-515-7 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (310 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Foster Mom's Perspective
Comment: I am a 31 yr old single foster mother to a 4 yr old boy. By chance I saw "The Lost Boy" in a grocery store & bought it immediately. The insight into the mind of an abused child was invaluable to me. Since then I have purchased and read his other 2 books. The excerpts in the back of the book from the adults involved in Dave's life were especially helpful to me. When things get tough, I go back & re-read them to remind myself that somehow I am impacting my child. I hope that no matter what happens in my little guy's life, that he will remember me in a positive light. These books are painful to read, but shows how it IS possible to beat the odds. I hope that everyone who reads the series becomes more involved in some way, politically, financially or otherwise to make a difference. God bless you Dave.
Rating: 4
Summary: Intriquing & Inspiring
Comment: After reading Dave Pelzer's "A Child Called It," it really compelled me to read "The Lost Boy." Pelzer explains the life of a foster child (himself) better than anyone else could. I do recommend you read "It" before reading this book in order to better understand the whole story line. It was a very captivating book, which made it hard to put down. "The Lost Boy" is a very inspiring, true story of a young boy's numerous replacement foster-families that he traveled through, until he found the right one who loved him more than he thought ever possible. Just when you thought nothing else could be worse in his life, things go even more downhill for this unfortunate, young boy. Nothing seems to fall in its proper place for David.
I think the reason why I was so hooked on this book was because it was a continuation from Pelzer's first book that I enjoyed so much. It was moving learning and reading about Dave Pelzer's life and what actually does happen to foster children when everything doesn't work. I never knew that it was rare for a child to stay in a foster home for long periods of time, but it was made clear in this book. It touched my heart in so many ways and made me especially sympathetic for those many children who have had rough lives because of their horrendous families.
Rating: 5
Summary: Riveting and disturbing
Comment: Like so many other books dealing with child abuse ("Sybil," "Bark of the Dogwood," etc) this book is not for the faint-hearted. The thing that separates this read from others of the same genre is Dave Pelzer's telling of the story. It's wonderfully written and ultimately full of hope at the end.
Also recommended: "Bark of the Dogwood"
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Title: A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by David J. Pelzer, Dave Pelzer ISBN: 0452281903 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 05 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer ISBN: 1558743669 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Help Yourself: Finding Hope, Courage, and Happiness by David J. Pelzer, Dave Pelzer ISBN: 0452282764 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship by Dave Pelzer ISBN: 0525947698 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 05 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: They Cage the Animals at Night by Jennings Michael Burch ISBN: 0451159411 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: August, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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