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Name: The Lost Boy

Full name: The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family

Author: Dave Pelzer
Year: 1997
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Memoirs, Non Fiction

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ISBNs:
9781558745155
1558745157

Imagine a young boy who has never had a home. His only possessions are the old torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. His only world is isolation and fear. Although this young boy has been rescued from his alcoholic mother, the real hurt is just beginning-he has no place to call *home*. This is the first paragraph on the back of the book. While I feel it sums up the book pretty well, I think something should be added. I think this is, as the title says, the story of a child's search for the love of a family. Also, I think it is a story of that child's search for acceptance among other children. And he is willing to do whatever it takes, including breaking the law, to get it.

This book is part of the "Dave Pelzer" series. Here are some other books from this series:

"The Privilege of Youth"
First published in 2004
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"A Man Named Dave"
First published in 1999
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"A Child Called "It""
First published in 1995
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