The Lost Boy

Author: Dave Pelzer
Year Published: 1997
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
ISBN#: 1558745157
Pages: 340
Media Type: Book
Classification: Fiction
Subject: Child Abuse, Abusive mothers, Family relationships
Genre: Drama, Biography
Reader's Annotation:

The Lost Boy covers the time from when David Pelzer enters foster care at the age of 12 until he ages out of the system at age 18. An uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family to love.

Plot Summary:

This is a 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. Again, as a reader, you will see the kind of mistreatment the main character suffered and endured through.

Reading Level: 5
Interest Level: 9+
Author's website (if any): http://www.davepelzer.com/