02922cam a2200493 i 4500 91587750 TxAuBib 19971211120000.0 970522s1997||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 97-17614 9781558745155 pbk. : alk. paper 1558745157 pbk. : alk. paper (OCoLC)731398205 TxAuBib rda Pelzer, David J. The lost boy [Print] : a foster child's search for the love of a family / Dave Pelzer. Rev. ed. Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, 1997. xi, 340 pages ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Dave Pelzer ; 2 The United States of America. 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. 19971211. Colorado Blue Spruce Award | Winner | Young Adult | 2002. Pelzer, David J Childhood and youth. Children of alcoholics California Daly City Biography. Children of alcoholics United States Biography. Abused children California Daly City Biography. Abused children United States. Abusive mothers California Daly City Family relationships. Family violence California Daly City. Family violence United States. Foster home care California. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse. Dave Pelzer ; 2. TXTLL