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Book Review By Jennifer Edlund
The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer

Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only objects 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.


Plot & Themes
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Kids: - parental abuse - orphan story
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - German

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - concerned
If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more dialog than descript
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 26-50% of book
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