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Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family | Dave Pelzer
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"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.
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Yenya1954
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What a sad story about a young boy who was severely abused by his biological mother. Dave Pelzer tells of the tragic ways his alcoholic mother tortured him. Foster care didn‘t improve his life situations much . Foster parents and their charges don‘t always work for as it should for the child. Often times it takes several homes before the Foster parents & children fit well. 4/5

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The book discusses Pelzer's struggling with his ability to fit in and adapt to the new environment around him as he is put into foster care. It also talks about the kindness of his foster parents and other people around him as well as his inability to brush his mother aside.
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Winter 1970, Daly City, California—I‘m alone. I‘m hungry and I‘m shivering in the dark. I sit on top of my hands at the bottom of the stairs in the garage. My head is tilted backward.
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The Lost Boy 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.
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This was good. The first chapter did back up just a little bit to give the reader a taste of what he‘d had to endure previous to being removed from his biological family‘s “care”, before moving on to follow him until he no longer needed to be taken care of via foster homes. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin He has all good things to say about foster care and the love and support he received after coming out of his previously abusive life. He talks more about this in an Afterword, as well as adding notes from one of his foster mothers, a teacher, and other people who helped him during this stage of his life. 3y
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aprilpohren This ripped my heart 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @aprilpohren mine too 💔💔💔 5y
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🦖 Big Little Lies. We tried a book group. Lasted one month 🤣
🦖🦖 Dave Pelzer has published several memoirs that are all categorized under self help. Triggering subject matter but an amazing and powerful story well written.
🦖🦖🦖 The Lost Boy.
🦖🦖🦖🦖 I'm baaaaad about getting bored with a book, even if it's good. I'm still on vacation from books in college 😂
🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖 Been awhile but @WhatThePuck @laur89 @Sargar114

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Not as horrifying as the first book, but the sad story continues into young adulthood. An eye opening account of the foster system and the impact that this has on a child and their future.

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BookedBySunrise One that stays with you.. Heartbreaking but eye opening because abuse is more common than we realize. #Domestic ViolenceSurvior 6y
Teia 😢😢😢 its sickening 6y
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I could not put this book down!!! So much real life so very emotional.

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No_One You are a hashtag master!!!! 😂😂😂 7y
Drnkpnkprincess I read these books a long time ago. I just remember feeling heart broken, maybe I‘ll reread them this upcoming year...? 🤔 7y
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#feistyfeb #boyinthetitle the only two books I own with boy in the title! 😳depressing...books are great but very sad.

Sweettartlaura Gosh, these ARE super- depressing 😱😪 8y
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This true story is so incredibly moving that it made me realize I want to be a social worker, specifically in the foster care system. I have never cried so much or so often while reading a book as I did during this one. A must read. But keep tissues nearby.