03514cam a2200445 i 4500 409824378 TxAuBib 20200101120000.0 970522s1997||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 97017614 9781558745155 pbk. : alk. paper 1558745157 pbk. : alk. paper 9780613173537 0613173538 (OCoLC)36977169 DLC DLC VET UV$ XMA XY4 BAKER UTT BTCTA YDXCP UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Pelzer, David J. The lost boy : a foster child's search for the love of a family / Dave Pelzer. Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, [1997] ©1997. xi, 340 pages ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Runaway -- Angel named Ms. Gold -- Trial -- New beginnings -- Adrift -- Defiant one -- Mother's love -- Estranged -- Coming around -- Break away. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A CHILD CALLED "IT." In this book, he answers questions & reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. You will not be able to put down this harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system, in search of a family to love. A retired Air Force air crew member, Dave played a major role in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield & Desert Storm. Dave was selected for the unique task of midair refueling of the then highly secretive SR-71 Blackbird & F-117 Stealth Fighter. While serving in the Air Force, Dave worked in juvenile hall & other programs involving "youth at risk" throughout California. His unique accomplishments have garnered commendations from Presidents Reagan, Bush & Clinton. In 1994 he was the only American who received the Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award. Annotation. 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 beginning -- 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. 20200101. Pelzer, David J. Abused children California Daly City Biography. Children of alcoholics California Daly City Biography. Abusive mothers California Daly City Family relationships. Family violence California Daly City. Foster home care California Case studies. Foster home care. Alcoholism. Child abuse. Child of Impaired Parents. Domestic Violence. Personal narratives.