A Man Named Dave: Summary and book reviews of A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer, plus links to an excerpt from A Man Named Dave and a biography of Dave Pelzer.

Dave Pelzer's incredible and inspiring life story has already captured the interest of more than one million readers. A Man Named Dave is the long-awaited conclusion to his trilogy in which he describes how he triumphed over years of physical and emotional abuse from his parents to become a self-accepting and confident adult. Readers of Pelzer's previous two bestsellers await this book--the first of Pelzer's books to be available in hardcover--to learn how he finally confronts his pathologically abusive mother and his neglectful, alcoholic father in an effort to turn a childhood marked by rejection and emotional abuse into an adulthood filled with love and acceptance.

Media Reviews

Jack Canfield, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul A Child Called 'It' was so riveting, neither I nor my staff could put it down! Dave Pelzer's story does not focus on his life-threatening plight as much as his unyielding determination that inspires us all. Dave is a living example that all of us have the capability to better ourselves no matter what the odds. One's life is forever changed after living through the eyes of A Child Called 'It'. John Bradshaw, bestselling author of Homecoming The Lost Boy stands shining as the premier book on the unique love and dedication that social services and foster families provide for our children in peril. Dave Pelzer is certainly a living testament of resilience, personal responsibility, and the triumph of the human spirit. Richard Paul Evans A Man Named Dave, Dave Pelzer has delivered the fitting conclusion to a monumental series of books about courage and triumph. In this powerful book Pelzer demonstrates, as few have, that it is in the darkest skies that the stars are best seen.

Recent Reader Reviews

Rated of 5 by George
A Child Called It
Thank you so much for writing this book! I am 14 years old and I thought that my life was crazy but yours was so brutal and sad to know that you were beaten so brutally for no apparent reason and what was even more harsh about it is that your...   Read More

Rated of 5 by JP
The series
This has been a moving series and I loved it I would suggest reading them in order, the reason why is it gives you a better understanding. GREAT BOOKS LOVED THE SERIES!!!

Rated of 5 by renae
dave pelzer book
I love his books about how he was abused and what happened. They are really good. You should read them.

Rated of 5 by matthew loreto
man named dave
A Man Named Dave is a good book. It inspires you to read the rest of the series.

Rated of 5 by todd mullen
good
This book is very good. I like it. I will read the next book of his.

Rated of 5 by Tiara Pasco
A Child Called It
This book has truly inspired me. Beating a child to death is the worst crime ever. But Dave Pelzer was a really strong person. In the book it states that he wouldn't let his mom win and make her happy, instead he wouldn't give her the benefit of...   Read More

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