Finally, Dave finds the courage to break the chains of the past and learn to love, trust and live for the future. His only possessions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. At last he confronts his father and ultimately his mother. Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. He has temporarily escaped from his abusive mother and is walking the streets. 13 Dave describes an incident that took place during the years in which he was abused. He is 12 years old now and struggles to adjust to a life away from his abusive mother. With extraordinary generosity Dave takes us into his past. Lost boy : Top Ten Quotes I have no friends, no place to hide, nothing to turn to. Dave Pelzer is the protagonist of the story. A Man Named Dave: The gripping conclusion to Pelzer's inspirational trilogy. Ficha técnica de THE LOST BOY Nº de páginas: 336. The Lost Boy: The harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of Dave's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family who will love him. El libro THE LOST BOY de DAVE PELZER en Casa del Libro: ¡descubre las mejores ofertas y envíos gratis Envío en 1. The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family Dave Pelzer 4,331 Paperback 475 offers from 1.07 A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Dave Pelzer 10,894 Paperback 482 offers from 0.75 A Child Called 'It' and The Lost Boy - One Child's Courage to Survive Dave Pelzer 208 Hardcover 56 offers from 1. This is an inspirational look at the horrors of child abuse and steadfast determination to survive against the odds. Throughout, Dave kept alive the dream of finding a family who would love and care for him. His bed was an old army cot in the basement and when he was allowed food it was scraps from the dogs' bowl. The Lost Boy (1997) is the second installment of a trilogy of books which depict the life of David Pelzer, who as a young boy was physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically abused by his obsessive mother. No longer considered a son, or a boy, but an 'it', Dave had to learn how to play these games in order to survive.

A Child Called It: Dave Pelzer's story is of a child beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games that left one of her three sons nearly dead.

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer