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Loading... The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Familyby Dave Pelzer
None. this book makes me want to do something i never thought i'd want to do - be a foster parent. something i don't know if we'll ever do, and certainly not while planning an adoption, but it's not something i'm closed off to anymore. (  ) elisa.saphier | Apr 2, 2013 |  “The Lost Boy” is the second book to “A Child Called It”. “The Lost Boy” is about a kid named David who is finally away from his abusive mother but is now fighting a battle to find a new loving family and place to call home. David gets moved from foster home to foster home, just as he is starting to get settled into his new family he gets moved again. Will he ever find the perfect place to call home? And david gets to finally reunite with his father after several years, but what he discovers about him is disappointing. Also when he runs into his brother, david finds out something that he had wished would never happen. Can david help his brother while not getting caught by his mother? I like this book a lot, is was very well written and it makes you get involved in the story. It also makes you not want to put the book down because is makes you wonder what would happen next. I would suggest to read the first novel first before reading this one otherwise you would not understand it as clearly. br13saha | Dec 9, 2012 | The Lost Boy is the sequel to the remarkable story of Dave Pelzer, A Child Called "It". Just as in the first novel, The Lost Boy is written from Pelzer's point of view at the time of the events. The reader is taken through his journey in foster care and coping with his new ways of life. It is a wonderful read and I highly suggest it if you've read A Child Called "It". (  ) NonaCampbell | Oct 11, 2012 | I loved the first book and I love this one as much! Five out of five stars it was perfect! ( ) Josie21 | Aug 28, 2012 | TheLost Boy by David Pelzer isa powerful, must read book dealing with David own personal story as a foster kid. It takes a new look at the system and certainly clears up much preconceived notions about foster care. A stark look at the reality of the foster care system and how one child overcomes difficulties and turn negatives into positives even though he was horribly abused as a child. (  ) Bgem | Jul 15, 2012 | Is contained in
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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 beginning -- he has no place to call home. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called "It." In this book, he answers questions & 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. You will not be able to put down this harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system, in search of a family to love. A retired Air Force air crew member, Dave played a major role in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield & Desert Storm. Dave was selected for the unique task of midair refueling of the then highly secretive SR-71 Blackbird & F-117 Stealth Fighter. While serving in the Air Force, Dave worked in juvenile hall & other programs involving "youth at risk" throughout California. His unique accomplishments have garnered commendations from Presidents Reagan, Bush & Clinton. In 1994 he was the only American who received the Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award.--Annotation.… (more)
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