David J Pelzer
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
©1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
An inspirational story; one child's courage to survive.
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
Description
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...
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Description
A man who suffered horrific abuse as a child speaks of his adult life and how he learned to love, trust, and pursue his dreams.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Dave Pelzer, victim of one of the worst child abuse cases in California history, tells the story of his adolescent years after he was removed from his home and placed in foster care, and discusses the influence on his life of Dan Brazell, the man he came to regard as his father.
Author
Description
"Abused by his mother as a child, Dave hastaken everything that has happened to him and turned it into something positive so that he can help others. Dave explains how we can move beyond a painful history, harmful negative thoughts, and innumerable setbacks by taking control and beeing accountable for our lives. Filled with his own history as well as the personal struggls of those who have followed his three-step plan for turning adversity into triumph."...
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
One child's courage to survive. An account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history.
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
9) A child called "it" and "The Lost Boy" 2 Complete Books In 1 Volume: one child's courage to survive
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
A child called "It": The author's account of his early years describes one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. The lost boy: The author continues the story of his own child abuse, and his experiences being a foster child moving in and out of five different foster homes.
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
11) The lost boy
Author
Series
David Pelzer trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Description
A foster child's search for the love of a family.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Drawing on his own personal history as well as his experience helping others, the author discusses how to harness the strength of surviving past negative experiences and use that empowerment to live life according to one's own values.