The Lost Boy

I started reading a book of my own at home once I finished A Child Called “It”, but I still had David Pelzer on my mind and was unable to get into the book so I waited until Mrs. Kulyk got me The Lost Boy, the sequel to A Child Called “It”.
I thought, as many people probably did, that David’s story ended once he escaped from his abusive mother but just by reading the back of this book I found out how wrong I was. Even without his mother in his life anymore Dave still faced more struggles than many other children could even imagine. The Lost Boy follows David through his life as foster child, being moved from home to home and never really feeling like he has a family or place to call home.
I just started reading it today but I’m already on page 99 and have only put it down to write this blog. It’s extremely captivating with a story that cannot leave a reader untouched. I’m not quite halfway through the book yet so I don’t yet have the whole struggle he went through but the fact that he had the courage to stand up in court to his mother leads me to predict that David will eventually find his right path and live a happy life.
Well that’s all I can really say for now but as I continue through this book I’ll keep posting my thoughts.

A Child Called "It"

I started A Child Called “It” (Click link for summary and review) by Dave Pelzer on February 8, 2010 and I finished reading it on February 8, 2010. So to sum it up: this book was INCREDIBLE. It was impossible not to be completely changed after reading just the first chapter. Even though I have no personal experience with child abuse I still found myself easily relating to Dave just by hearing his story. Dave Pelzer creates such a picture with his words that I just wanted to run to that little boy and help him! The book starts out with him escaping then the rest is flashbacks of his childhood so the whole time I was very eager to get to the end and find out how he gets away. I had a few ideas of the stuff he went through by hearing stories of people who had already read it but there was no way to predict the horror that that boy went through!

Boy, girl, adult or teenager; I think almost anyone could read this book and relate to it because it’s so full of real issues going on all around us that most people are completely unaware of.

This might not have been the author’s intention in the first place but I think that by having the courage to get his story out there, he may have helped many abused children. Whether it was just letting them know to never give hope or even teaching neighbors, teachers or relatives the signs of an abused child; I think David Pelzer may have saved some lives. I very much look forward to reading The Lost Boy and A man named "Dave".

But these are just my opinions… What do YOU think???

My Choices

I borrowed three books from the library yesterday on our trip. First I found a book called All we know of Heaven by Jacquelyn Matchard which was lying on the table the librarian had set out for us. I first picked it up because it had an interesting cover. Once I read the back I decided to give it a try. Then the librarian suggested another book called Innercity Girl Like Me by Sabrina Bernardo. She told us a little about it and I raced to grab it before Jessica could (haha Jessica!). Since I have a whole shelf of books to read at home I decided I should just stick with two books. As I sat at a table to look over my finds I saw a book someone dicarded on the table. I can’t recall the title but the author was Dave Pelzer. I knew I recognized the name so I went on one of the available computers and typed in his name. The title A Child Called “It” popped up and I immediately raced to find the book! I have several friends who’ve read this book with nothing to say about it but amazing compliments. I read the first page and was immediately hooked! Needless to say I read that one first.

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