The lost boy

By David J. Pelzer

Subjects: Alcoholism, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Foster children, Hogares adoptivos, Relaciones familiares, Hijos de alcohólicos, Case studies, Nonfiction, Reading Level-Grade 12, Children, biography, Violencia en la familia, Abusive mothers, Reading Level-Grade 9, Biografía, Child abuse, Childhood Memoir, Children, united states, Reading Level-Grade 8, Abused children, Pelzer, David J., Domestic Violence, Short Stories (single author), Reading Level-Grade 7, Foster home care, Spanish: Adult Fiction, Personal Narratives, Fiction, Family relationships, Child of Impaired Parents, Daly City, Reading Level-Grade 11, Abuse - General, Reading Level-Grade 6, Children of alcoholics, Biography / Autobiography, Análisis de casos, Family violence, Reading Level-Grade 10, Self-Help / Abuse, Dysfunctional Families, Pelzer, David J, Madres abusivas, Niños maltratados

Description: Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother, his real hurt is just begining -- he has no place to call home. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called "It". In The Lost Boy, he answers questions and reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered an F-Child (Foster Child), Dave is moved in and out of five different homes. He suffers shame and experiences resentment from those who feel that all foster kids are trouble and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a "real" family. Tears, laughter, devastation and hope create the journey of this little lost boy who searches desperately for just one thing -- the love of a family.