De auteur vertelt over de periode na de kindermishandeling, waarin hij van het ene pleeggezin naar het andere belandt. ( )

Dave goes back in time from the latest Pelzer memoir, A Man Named Dave. He fills in some details regarding his teenage years.

This was very disappointing - not the writing, but what he shares. Dave Pelzer and his life story has truly touched my heart. His books have left a lasting impression on me - his tenacity is encouraging and commendable. However, most of the memories in this book have been mentioned and/or explained in his other three books. This did not fulfill any questions or wonderings I may have had throughout the others. It was a repetition that did not impress me and I feel somewhat duped; hence, my rating. My recommendation is to skip this one and end on a positive note with A Man Named Dave. (2.75/5)

Originally posted on: "Thoughts of Joy..." ( )

Read by Jodine, Spring 2006:
"I'm reading The Privilege of Youth, A Teenager's Story by Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called It, which we read in Diversity & Inclusion with Tonja Washington last semester. It's the follow up book after Lost Boy. Now Dave is in junior high and high school. He is still bouncing around among different foster homes, but when one family moves into a more upscale neighborhood, he finally makes friends with two boys on the block who make him feel like he belongs. There is a tension in Dave between the urge to work hard at odd jobs and hoard money for the day when he will "age out" of foster care, his 18th birthday, and the urge to play, hang out, and run around with his friends. I think this time to play and enjoy friendship is Dave's "privilege of youth."

I enjoyed reading all his books. I got a deeper understanding of what his life was like growing up with an abusive mother. It was a story as were all his others. ( )