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Summary: David Pelzer made it again
Review: Reading his first book "A chiled called it" I was happy for it was a small book - in number of pages - what Mr.Pelzer went through as a child is unbearable, reading it was not easy, it was so touching that I was crying. "The lost Boy" wasn't easy either, I read the book in three hours, couldn't put it down until finished. Again, Mr.Pelzer put me into tears mixed with hope. He broke out of his troubled childhood.. he actually srtuggled.. and did great. I salute his courage, determination, and achievements. I will start reading his third sequel "A Man Named Dave" and am happy to have read about such an outstanding person.
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Summary: DAVID PELZER 'S JOURNEY TOUCHES US ONCE MORE.
Review: If you are not familiar with David Pelzer, you should begin with, "A Child Called It," which takes the reader through the real-life horror of child abuse. In "The Lost Boy," you will once again be amazed at David's personal inner strength. David describes his experience in foster homes, his rebellion, his feelings and pain. We see a boy fighting to survive and grow in a world without love. The fact he tries so desperately hard to please others, even those who have been so cruel to him, is evidence of his need to be loved and accepted for the beautiful person he is. David has the courage of a lion, a heart of gold, and the soul of an angel. Thanks to David Pelzer, his writings and work, and to all other victims who have the courage to speak out, a loud and clear message is being sent to every corner of the world. From the highest mountain, to the most lowest valleys of the Earth,the message rings clear, "THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY FOR THOSE WHO ABUSE CHILDREN."
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Summary: Surviving alone
Review: The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer is the exciting autobiography sequel to The Child Called It. After a long time of abuse from his mother, Dave's teachers notified the police about his abuses. David was rescued and put into a temporary home to wait to go to a court trial with the help of his social worker, Ms. Gold. As a result of the court trial, David was put into the custody of the court rather than his mother. Then, he had to move into a foster home owned by Rudy and Lilian Catanze. Because of long-term child abuse, Dave was in the psychological sickness of wanting to steal and wanting to get attention by his peers. So, he often got into trouble involving stealing. Once, he got into trouble for being the scapegoat of his so-called friend. His "Friend" set a fire in a classroom and David was the one who put it out, but everyone thought it was Dave who did it. So, he had to go to juvenile court and his mother set up a court case saying she abused David becasue of his troublesome actions like setting objects on fire. It turned out that she had no real evidence and there was not actual evidence saying David set the fire in the classroom. So, David was only send to juvenile hall for about a month because of his suspected involvement in the fire deed. After David was released from juvenile hall, he went to 3 foster homes. He was not able to stay in one foster home for long because of unlucky incidents. Finally, he ends up staying at Harold and Alice Turnbough's home.
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Summary: This book is for everyone!
Review: This second book in Dave's trilogy is as enthralling as the first ("A Child Called It)." Every child is precious, but the child David seems especially so because of what he endured and how he survived. I was fascinated by every stage of growth in Dave's life, and despite initial difficulties he took charge of his life and succeeded in every sense of the word. I am amazed at how hard David tried to please others who didn't deserve it. His capacity to forgive and love is unfathomable. I am especially impressed by his gratitude toward everyone who helped him, and this book thanks every one of these people with many wonderful examples. Dave is an angel to show appreciation and thanks to all the people who help abused and neglected children. I'm so glad he is making people more aware of how difficult life is for social workers and foster parents, and the prejudice they have to endure. I'm amazed how recently our socity has come out of the dark ages of child abuse, and that until recently there were few laws to protect children. David's life is so inspiring; anyone who reads this book will have a positive example to help them overcome just about anything. It's incredible how he was deprived of a normal life and education but he never made excuses - instead, he beat the odds and excelled, far more than others who have had a normal life. What a wonderful story to read again and again, to children of all ages!
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Summary: A Child Called "It"
Review: Hi, my name is ashley fitzpatrick and i read A Cild Called "It." It was the best book i have ever read and i am 11 years old. While reading this terrifing book, i realized that i dont have it that bad in life. My mother always tells me "there is always a kid that has it worse than you ashley." Now i know its really true. As i was reading the story of davids life, i could feel his pain and the way he didnt know if he would live to see tomorrow. Well what im trying to say is that i thought this book was the most great, wonderful, struggeling, sad book that i have ever read!
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Summary: A great sequel to "A child called IT"
Review: In "A child called It", Dave Pelzer takes the reader through the terrifying and eerie world of his early years; delving into a subject many of us would rather deny than face up to: child abuse. Luckily, for Dave, he was one of the lucky ones. He lived to tell his tale. In "The Lost boy: a foster child's search for the love of a family", Dave takes us on another heart-wrenching journey- this time through the bowels of the foster system. He explores at length the sense of loss and isolation felt by foster children, in the same candid, vivid manner which made his first book so appealing. A must-read!
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Summary: The Rock Says
Review: The Rock Says by Dwayne Jonhson and John Layden. Dwayne was born in Hawaii and moved all over the United States. He has been to Miami,Texas, and Boston. He was born into a wrestling family, he tends to keep hanging on to the family tradition. After college he had his father Rocky Jonhson start teaching him with a little help with Pat Patterson. .One of his most famous quotes is,"If you smellll what the rock is cooking!" He and his wife Dany just go with the flow as they travel place to place in the WWF. As the PEOPLE say he is "The People's Champion."
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Summary: Good book
Review: This book was really great. I loved it. Of course, if someone else plans to read it they should read the first book, "A Child Called It" These two book are really great. I loved them. "The Lost Boy" was very interesting. I feel really sorry for David Pelzer. I admire him for his strength for staying in that house. If you have trouble at home, I think you should read this book. It may help you get through all the hard times.
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Summary: The Human Spirit Continually Amazes
Review: After finishing Dave Pelzer's "A Child Called It," I immediately ordered the sequel, "The Lost Boy." I was not disappointed. Mr. Pelzer writes from his then-viewpoint as a child, which helps intensify the reader's feelings of confusion, pain, and desparation that the author experienced first as a horribly abused child, and now here as a foster child. Mr. Pelzer pulls no punches, describing in great detail his rebellious behavior, juvenile criminal history, and his motivations for such behavior, as well as his time in a number of foster homes and juvenile hall. I found this book to be very inspirational in the way that, as a child and teenager, Mr. Pelzer somehow scrapes together the strength and inner reserve to endure and eventually persevere in the face of such terrific odds. The human spirit continually amazes.
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Summary: Good Lord! Choke!
Review: I sympathize with Pelzer for enduring such horrific childhood abuse. However, enduring child abuse doesn't automatically make one a thoughtful or even a competent writer. The Lost Boy too often seems like a baggy E.C. Comics knockoff, with the young Pelzer fleeing in terror from his one-dimensional, monstrous mother. Nobody must have proofread this book; in its dopiest scene, set in the 1970s, the young Dave anachronistically pumps his fist in triumph and says "Yes!"
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