The lost boy (Lost Boy, The - Dave Pelzer)

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Product:	Lost Boy, The - Dave Pelzer
Date:	13/05/03 (578 review reads)
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The continuation of David Pelzer Trilogy. The first book in this trilogy was A child called it. Giving true facts about Davids life from ages of 4-12

I am now going to try and tell you about the second book. The lost boy. Giving true facts about Davids life from the ages of 12-18.

March 5th 1973 David was rescued, his teachers at Thomas Edison Elementary School told the police about his home life.
The police then took David away, away from a sad sadistic drunken mothers clutches.

After going through all of the legal procedures, David was taken to his very first foster home the lady who ran the home was known as Aunt Mary. Mary told David he would be safe now, but how much can you really trust an adults words, for over the next six years David was sent to five different homes, and even a juvenile hall for petty crime.

The Crimes he committed were to get the attention he so much craved for. Attention from his peers in the hope he would be accepted by being a bit of a lad and fun to be with, not just being labelled an F-child. Foster child

When his mother realised she couldn?t get her hands on him no more, she fought to try and have him put in a mental hospital, as if she hadn?t hurt him enough all ready. Thankfully the social services and others made sure he was protected.

Each home David was sent to was just another place where he would have to try and fit in. Try to come to terms with his past life and also struggle to find himself a new one.

In the book we go back over horrible scenes from the first book in this trilogy, like when he was forced to eat dog muck, burnt on the stove, Scenes that must have been etched on this boys mind forever

We also go through all of the different scenes in different foster homes. The time he saw his mother, the times he tried to contact his mother. Scenes involving his father.

We do also get to a point in the book where David finds a true mother
like figure in a foster mother called Alice Turnbough, a woman who openly admits to be proud of David and proud to be his mother.

David joins the air force and his life continues in the third and last book in this trilogy entitled A man named Dave.

Originally published in USA by Health communications, Inc
First published in Uk by Orion media.
Hard backed and paper backed versions are available.

Thanks for the read, and please listen to what children are trying to tell you.

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