The Lost Boy by David Pelzer, Health Communications, Inc. 2005. Non-fiction
The Lost Boy is about a young boy named David Pelzer who has been licensed to live as a foster child. The entire book is about him trying to find happiness, he causes a lot of mischief, and he gets into a lot of trouble. He travels from house to house and he becomes very upset. David Pelzer tries to find a permanent home.“The Lost Boy stands shining as the premier book on the unique love and deication that social services and foster families provide for our children in peril. Dave Pelzer is certainly a living testament of resilience, personal responsibility and the triumph of the human spirit.”
-John Bradshaw
Bestselling author, Bradshaw On: The Family, Homecoming and Family Secrets
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a sad book and it really showed me what the word is really like and not everyone is not as fortunate as myself. It really explained what a young child’s life in foster care is really like. Being shuttled from house to house, changing school, having o make new friends, it’s really a difficult to live a life like that.“‘Well,’ Mrs. Cantanze asked, ‘would you like to see your room?’ my eyes lit up as she took my hand. ‘Yes ma’am.”
‘Remember what I told you.’ Lillian warned. I nodded my head.
‘I’m sorry. I forget things sometimes.’”
Pages 86/87.
I really loved reading The Lost Boy it was a great book and even though it was so real and vivid, it was extremely interesting and fun to read. It really pulled me early on and I would recommend it for anyone of any age. The brilliant story of a young boy looking for love was fascinating and informative. The Lost Boy was a great book to read, and I’m glad I read it.
