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The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy
A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by Dave Pelzer
Paperback: Aug 1997,
340 pages.

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Cziandrielle
The Lost Boy helps me find my way...
I read this book 4 yrs ago and start to read it again...I just love how he managed to be "DAVE PELZER" of now despite of the bad even worse childhood history...
It tough me a lot from life specially how he looked up to his mom after all... exceptional! I've learned how to befriends with my enemies and critics now...lol
Thank you dave!

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Briana
OH YA
Awesome! I totally loved it! I would recommend this to anyone! READ IT!!!

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Nancy Haddad
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I am an Arab and if you know what that means life is tough. Girls have to be married by 17 and I'm only 16 I'm a sophmore. This book helps you understand that there are other people in need of help. I cried for soo long from this book it inspired me to do the right thing and to stick up for myself. I love this book so much I would do anything.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Courtni Vice
the lost boy
This is a very nice book a lot of people will enjoy it. This book has taught me a lot but the most coolest thing is that it is a true story and it tells me that no matter how much it hurts no mater how sad it is you must never let anyone hurt you or anyone you now just get help like Dave did. Dave is a really strong kid he had no one to help him but now every one is here to help him now he is safe. WE HOPE!!!!!! So take care and have fun with it.

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by sarah kelley
thank you!!!
This is an awesome book.As a child, I was taken from my bio parents for domestic violence and placed with an abusive family who later adopted me and my four other siblings. Life was hell. For those of you who have been or are being abused, this book will touch you or at least it touched me and inspired me to inspire others and share my story. I also want to ask you to please get help. You cant and don't have to take that shit on yourself when there are paid professionals out there to help. I was sent to treatment where i worked through my trauma history for 14 months. I fell in love with all the staff and I love my therapist ms. KATHY PETEFISH who listened to all the crap me and my sibling went through. I want to thank the author of this book. You inspired me !!

Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by chambersgirl
the lost boy!
This book is a tear-jerking but yet exciting book. In this story as a sequel to the award winning book "A Child Called It" it is about the search for the love of a family for a boy who has been abused by his alcoholic mother and avoided by his father. In this story the boy escapes his mother hell and runs away to a pizza place where police are called and he is taken away. He then becomes a foster child and lives under the roof of an angel named Ms. Gold. She takes care of David and tries to help him understand the meaning of love and happiness that he had once had. This is a sad tear-jerker and be prepared to cry when reading this book.
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