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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family | 
enlarge | Author: Dave Pelzer Publisher: HCI Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 447 reviews Sales Rank: 1080
Media: Paperback Edition: Revised Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 250 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1558745157 Dewey Decimal Number: 362.76092 EAN: 9781558745155 ASIN: 1558745157
Publication Date: August 1, 1997 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, best prices.
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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.
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Inspiring. August 14, 2008 The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer is a sequel to the heartbreaking memoir, A Child Called "It". Pelzer explains what happened after he was taken away by his abusive mother and neglectful father. This book is really uplifting and moving. I highly recommend this fascinating story and his quest to find a foster family who will love him unconditionally. Enjoy!
opened my eyes June 20, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book helped open my eyes to what children go through in Foster Care. It helped me to relize that you can't judge a book by its cover. That the struggle for acceptance,love acknowledgement or to be recognized can consume & overwhelm a child...to even the point of doing something you know in you heart is wrong. This book makes me want to work hard, so I can buy a big house, Just so I can provide enough love and support and room for not only my three children, but for those children in need of a place to call home & to know that they have someone who care about them.
The Lost Boy May 21, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about this book find it and venture into it.
In my opinion this book was excellent and amazing.Why? Because it made me cry on the first page, some parts I felt like going in the book, because the suspense never ends. I would recommend it to those who love to read soppy, exciting books that are true.
Thank You! April 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book, along with another came in on time and for a great price. I Love this book.. I am now waiting to read the two books left that tells the rest of Dave's Story. There are 4 all together!
Inspiring April 21, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book will open your eyes to child abuse. You will forever remember and reflect on what you have read. We all have a need to be loved.
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