Product Description

The Lost Boy is the harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called 'It'. The Lost Boy is Pelzer's story - a moving sequel and inspirational read for all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1318267 in Books
• Published on: 1997-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

From the Author
Update on Dave's next book
Thank you for all your support. "The Lost Boy" is a tribute to all those dedicated to saving our children!! Look for the third part of the trilogy due out in October! God bless you all.

About the Author
Dave Pelzer is recognised as one of America's most effective and respected communicators addressing corporations, conventions and health/psychology/primary care workers. His unique accomplishments have garnered personal commendations from Ronald Reagan and George Bush. He was selected as torch-bearer for the 1996 Olympic Torch relay. He has dedicated his life to helping others help themselves. Tim has read all the Harlan Coben titles for Orion Audiobooks and ONE FALSE MOVE won a goldaward at the 2004 SPOKEN WORD AWARDS. He has worked extensively in theatre, both in Canada and in the UK, ranging from LOOK BACK IN ANGER to MACBETH. He appeared in THE COMPLETE MILLENNIUM MUSICAL (ABRIDGED) touring with the Reduced Shakespeare Co. He featured in THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES on film.

Customer Reviews

A hideous story
I have read the hard backed version of this book and it horrified me. To think someone who wasn't even an adolescent had to experience so much pain and misery in their life. This is a magnificent story of tryuph based on David Pelzers life as an adolescent. It will fill your eyes with tears but then let you open them to be thankful that you never had to experience such pain in any point in your life. One bit of advise i will give though is to read the first part (a child called it) first because it will make a lot more sense. With me being the age Dave Pelzer is in this book i have earned a new found respect for my mother and father which i never knew possible.

the most emotionally charged book yet
The Lost Boy is the gripping sequel to the stunner A Child Called It and part two of the trilogy which took the world by storm. Dave talks of his escape from his alcoholic mother and his quest for a loving family. He has to adjust to the life of a foster child and deal with all the hardships and prejudices that come along with the tag. What makes these books so thrilling is the controversy that surrounds them. Although non-fiction some speculate that Dave exaggerated his experiences.

Exaggerated or not, the book really is worth 5 stars although not for the faint hearted...

PARALYZING AND SIMPLY SAD,YET TRIUMPH IN THE END. AMAZING.
TO ACTUALLY THINK THERE IS SUCH MISERY THAT CHILDREN ENDURE IN THE DARK JUST BREAKS MY HEART. TO SEE THAT DAVID MADE IT THROUGH THAT LIVING HELL BRINGS COMFORT AND REAFFIRMS MY BELIEF THAT CHILDREN ARE TOUGHER THAN ADULTS.