Dave Pelzer #2

The Lost Boy

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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.

331 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1997

This edition

Format
331 pages, Paperback
Published
August 1, 1997 by Health Communications
ISBN
9781558745155
ASIN
1558745157
Language
English
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About the author

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An author best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called It.

At the age of 12, Dave was removed from an abusive home and placed in a series of foster homes. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author of memoirs and self-improvement books.

A CHILD CALLED "IT" IS COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN.

August 2017 - We are very excited to announce that writer/producer David Goldblum of Conscious Contact Productions has acquired the film rights to Dave Pelzer's, #1 New York Times bestselling book, A Child Called “IT” which was on the New York Times Best Sellers List for a record breaking six years. Tamlin Hall, whose film Holden On has won multiple awards around the country is attached to direct. Dave Pelzer is adapting the screenplay alongside Goldblum and Hall. The movie is in pre-production, with production set to begin in Spring 2018. A-List talent are already circling the project. Be sure and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates. https://www.facebook.com/AChildCalled....


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April 17,2025
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‭The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2), Dave Pelzer

The Lost Boy (1997) is the second installment of a trilogy of books which depict the life of David Pelzer, who as a young boy was physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically abused by his obsessive mother.

The book continues after the ending of the previous book, A Child Called "It" with David Pelzer, 9 years old, running away from his home in Daly City, California.

He ends up in a bar, getting caught by a staff named Mark for stealing a quarter.

Mark calls the police while tricking David to stay by baiting him with a pizza.

The police brings David to the police station while sharing a pizza Mark gave David before he left.

David's father arrives to bring David home to his abusive mother, telling the police that David is just upset for not being allowed to ride his bicycle.

David's teachers eventually contact the authorities, causing David to be put together with a social services worker named Ms. Gold.

Before the trial of whether or not to permanently remove him from his mother's custody, David becomes confused about whether he may have deserved the treatment his mother gave him.

Ms. Gold, on the other hand, assures him it had nothing to do with him, and that his mother is sick.

David eventually tells the truth of his mother, and becomes a permanent ward of the court, escaping from the abuse of his mother. ...

عنوانهای چاپ شده در ایران: «پسر گمشده»؛ «پسر سرگردان: جستجوی کودکی بی سرپرست برای یافتن محبت خانواده»؛ نویسنده: دیو پلزر؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و دوم ماه جولای سال 2004میلادی

عنوان: پسر گمشده؛ نویسنده: دیو پلزر؛ مترجم: گیتا گرکانی؛ تهران، کاروان، 1382؛ در 251ص؛ شابک 9647033818؛ چاپ دوم 1383؛ چاپ دیگر: تهران، کوله پشتی، 1394؛ در 251ص؛ شابک 9786007642351؛ موضوع: داستانها و سرگذشتنامه ی کودکان آزار دیده از نویسندگان ایالات متحده امریکا - سده 20م

عنوان: پسر گمشده؛ نویسنده: دیو پلزر؛ مترجم: مینا منصور؛ تهران، انتشارات معلم، 1383؛ در 198ص؛ شابک 9649128069؛ چاپ دوم 1384؛

عنوان: پسر سرگردان: جستجوی کودکی بی سرپرست برای یافتن محبت خانواده؛ نویسنده: دیو پلزر؛ مترجم: سرور قاسمی؛ تهران، چشمه، 1388، در239ص؛ شابک 9789643624590؛

ماجرای پسری جوان است، که از مال دنیا چیزی برایش باقی نمانده است، هر چند از شر آزارهای وحشیانه ی و غیرانسانی مادر الکلی‌ خویش نجات یافته، درد واقعی تازه در آغاز راه است؛ جایی را ندارد تا آنرا خانه بنامد؛ این داستان، دنباله‌ ی داستان زندگی «دیوید پلزر»، از کتاب کودکی به نام «این (ای.تی)» است؛ در این داستان گیرا، در زندگی او به عنوان یک نوجوان، به پرسشهای بسیاری پاسخی هم هست و از رخدادهای تازه‌ پرده برداشته می‌شود

تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 06/03/1400هجری خورشیدی؛‏ ا. شربیانی
April 17,2025
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By far these books have been one of my favorite series of books I have ever read. I definitely am not a big fan of autobiographies but these books are amazing!! This book is about how David made it through his teen years. He went through foster care, which took him to court, away from his mom and his family, and took him through a whole different life. He saw a chance so he ran. His mom, dad, and his siblings were not out of the picture. David missed his little brother Keven, his dad (for the most part), and occasionally his mom. If you are wondering why you will have to read this book. David didn't get to see his dad for over two years, and that was the person that David cared about the most. David had gotten in trouble a lot. He got set up for things to get him in trouble, he didn't understand why he was being punished for things he didn't do. He was known as the bad kid in town when one incident came around. Again you will have to read the book to figure out the incident. Before I spoil the whole book for you, you should pick up this series and read it!!
April 17,2025
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عندي هذا الكتاب منذ مدة طويلة ولم أعره اهتماماً
قلت ربما يكون رواية فيها معاناة ولا أحب الروايات المأساوية أو ربما يكون كتبه أحد التربويين عن طفل متشرد ولا يختلف الأمر كثيراً في نظري
ولكن ما إن تناولته لم استطع تركه! فهو كما قلت قصة مأساوية ولكن من الكاتب؟ الطفل نفسه
ولكن بالطبع كبر وأصبح هو نفسه مستشاراً تربوياًوكتب هذه القصة لا أدري متى هل دون ملاحظات أيام طفولته التعيسة وهو في منتهى الشقاء أم من ذاكرته وهذا استبعده لأن الأحداث كتبت بتفصيل وتعبير كأنها تحدث الآن ولكن أن يدون الطفل الصغير هذه الملاحظات فهذا أبعد! .... عجيب
عادة لا أحب الكتب المترجمة لضعف النقل وضياع اللغة الجميلة من النص إلا ما ندر وهذا منها، حيث جاءت الترجمة جيدة ولم أجدها تخل بالمعنى ولا بالعاطفة
الكتاب رائع فإنك لا تشعر إلا وأنت تشارك الكاتب في قصته وتتنقل معه بين المواقف المختلفة وتحاول جاهداً النجاة وكأنك مكانه
April 17,2025
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The Lost Boy, written by bestselling author David Pelzer, is about David’s own struggle in foster care. In this book, David has a conflict internally and externally. The internal conflict is how he feels sad and worthless after all those early years of abuse. The external conflict is between David and his mother. When David was about seven to nine, he excessively abused by his mother. Therefore, with the frequent visits she pays him at his different foster homes, she acts as though he is still worthless and ‘no better than white trash’.
On a scale of one to ten (ten being very good) I would give this book a nine out of ten. This is because it was very sad, but written very well. The first book in this series, A Child Called ‘It’, David is about seven years old when his mother starts to beat him very much. She would starve him for days, clean the bathrooms with toxic fumes in the air, and she even stabbed him in the stomach once. I personally think that the first book was sadder than the second. I would definitely recommend these books to everyone. However, they are very sad and upsetting. I think everyone of all ages would enjoy these books very much.

April 17,2025
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I had to read this one after The Child Called It. It was also compelling and opened my eyes to the foster care system.
April 17,2025
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This sequel to A Child Called It is Pelzer's profoundly moving story of the years he spent in the foster care system after being being made a Wad of the Court thus freeing him from his abusive mother. Pelzer sheds light on the foster care system and the impact that certain people had in his young life that enabled him to eventually become, through great difficulty, a success story and an advocate for troubled youth and for the foster care system.
This book moved me to tears and was very eye-opening! This is a hard read b/c of Pelzer's brutal honesty in telling his stry, but it is SO worth it in the end!
April 17,2025
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This book is an autobiography. David wrote about the child abuse he suffered for all his childhood. This is a continuation of the first book, and it talks about David’s life from ages 9 to 18.
I read the first book of the trilogy, ‘A Child Called “It”’ a year ago. I cried so hard. It shattered me and I still think of it every now and then. Books and their stories have a great impact on me, and the difference between this book and others is that it is real. Unlike other characters who have suffered, this character is a real person who has actually experienced all that. Here is my review of A Child Called “It”.

It’s hard to review it. I’m not sure I can. It was very inspirational. What I loved about it was that he did a lot of mistakes. Some people like to show others that they are perfect and everything that has ever went wrong was other people’s mistakes, but Dave admitted to have done mistakes. It was his choice to be friends with the wrong people and to not care anymore. It’s all understandable, I think. After not experiencing love for so long, you crave that sort of attention. I know I had my issues when my brother was born and I still do, and to not have any sort of attention growing up, only hate, is unbearable. Kids have needs, simple needs, and to not fulfil them is cruel.
I don’t think I’m going to finish the trilogy because I read this out of curiosity. I wanted to know how he set free and how his teen years were like.
I also want to point out how much I love the book titles.

A Child Called “It”.
The Lost Boy.
A Man Called Dave.

They are so appropriate and perfect, not a lot of books have great titles like that.
April 17,2025
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It was hard to read and believe people could be so cruel. Disturbing that children can pass through life undetected. Judges, and human service systems should think twice about places they send children back to.
To David Pelzer and others who have been lost, thank you for not only speaking up for you but for children who's voices still are not heard
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