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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Contributor(s): Pelzer, Dave (Author)

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ISBN: 1558745157     ISBN-13: 9781558745155
Publisher: Health Communications
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 1997
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Annotation: "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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Abuse - General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Family & Relationships | Abuse - Child Abuse
Dewey: B
LCCN: 97017614
Lexile Measure: 720(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.13" W x 7.55" L (0.72 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Topical - Family
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Winner, Young Adult, 2002
Review Citations: Library Journal 10/01/1997 pg. 104
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 48148
Reading Level: 5.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
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Publisher 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.


Contributor Bio(s): Pelzer, Dave: - A retired Air Force crewmember, Dave played a major role in Operations Just cause, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was selected for the unique task of midair refueling of the then highly secretive SR-71 Blackbird and F0117 Stealth Fighter. While serving in the Air Force, Dave worked in juvenile hall and other programs involving "youth at risk" throughout California. Dave's exceptional accomplishments include personal commendations from former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. While maintaining a rigorous, active-duty flight schedule, Dave was the recipient of the 1990 J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award, making him the California Volunteer of the Year. In 1993 Dave was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA), joining a distinguished group of alumni that includes Chuck Yeager, Christopher Reeve, Anne Bancroft, John F. Kennedy, Orson Welles and Walt Disney. In 1994 Dave was the only American to be selected as one of The Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP), for his efforts including child abuse awareness and prevention, as well as for instilling resilience in others. During the Centennial Olympic games, Dave was a torchbearer, carrying the coveted flame. Dave is currently working on a book based on overcoming obstacles and achieving one's innermost best, as well as on the third part of his trilogy, entitled, A Man Named Dave. When not on the road or with his son, Stephen, Dave lives a quiet life at the Russian River in Guerneville, California, with his box turtle named Chuck.
 
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