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The Lost Boy

A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family

by Dave Pelzer

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer X
The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
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    Aug 1997, 340 pages

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Drey (12/01/03)

If you buy this book in the stores, it should come with a big pack of tissues. It can even make a rock melt. Imagine you in Dave's position. It's almost unbelievable how he managed to escape it all. I also read 'A Child Called "It"' and 'A Man Named Dave' These books very heart-braking. He managed to survive throught those hard conditions- with all those beatings and everything. It even hurts to think about it.
(11/28/03)

This is the most powerful book i have ever read. I never knew how good i had it until i read it. I cried so many times. This is a vary good book.
Ian (11/27/03)

i have read all of your books and i think that the most powerful was A Child Called it, i think that you have put up with a lot of stuff.

make a lot more books please

i like to read them

sinceley Ian

ps: i have to do an In depth Book Study.
****** (11/14/03)

Your books are awesome they are really sad and I couldn't of went through all the stuff you did. I am glad my friends told me about your books. They are the best books I have ever read. I am going to read the other too to. And if you come out with more I will probly read them to. They are so sad I cryed so much I have never cryed that much over a book but this was real stuff that happen to you and that is really sad and I couldn't have done it. Take care and enjoy the rest of your life. Love, Me
keisha pyron (11/13/03)

that book was great! i love it alot if you would please more books like that i would recommend that book to anyone i usually dont like to read but ever since i read your book it really touch my heart i started to cry when i read the first chapter that book is rather sad well i'm sorry you had to go through all that stuff just as little boy i mean if i have a child when i get older i could never harm it thats supposed to be a gift to you when you have a child but like i say theres only one true person who knows how you feel or how you think of someone that person is YOU and GOD if you believe in him imma about to end this and tell you just keep doing the right things by taking care of you and your son and god will lead you through the rest of the way goodbye and have a good life luv keisha
nichole (10/29/03)

best book ever
Nicole age 13 of ottumwa,IA (10/28/03)

I love them all that is so sad that some one could do that to there child. I had to do a book report last year and i dont like to read. Then i read the child called it, in 1 week and i read all his books a lot of times .
yessenia cortes (10/20/03)

I loved his three books I couldn't stop reading them.
I thought that his books were inspiring and it touched me.
I would recomend those books to anyone.

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