← Back to discovery

The lost boy

David J. Pelzer

1994203 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1994
first published
  • 1994Omaha Press Pub. Co. · 203 pages · ENGISBN 9780929099033
  • 1997Health Communications, Inc. · ENGISBN 9780757396069
  • 2008Paw Prints 2008-04-18 · 340 pagesISBN 9781435260429
  • 1997Perfection Learning · 339 pagesISBN 9780756958664
  • 2015HCI Books · 354 pagesISBN 9780757319112
  • 2001Orion · 335 pagesISBN 9780752837642
  • 2014Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )ISBN 9781409151401
  • 2001Recorded Books · ENGISBN 9781402504051

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 begining -- he has no place to call home. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited 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. 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.

How it feels

How it reads

CommitmentQuick escape

When and where

Reading situationCommuteWaiting
ThemesFamily

Content notes

  • Alcohol abusemoderateunreviewed
How do you feel?