The lost boy : a foster child's search for the love of a family
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Pelzer, David J.
Published
Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, [1997].
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Book
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xi, 340 pages ; 20 cm
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Published
Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, [1997].
Language
English
UPC
9780613173537, 9781558745155
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.1, 9 Points
Lexile measure
720

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General Note
Sequel to A Child Called It.
Participants/Performers
Read by Brian Keeler.
Description
This volume is the second installment of a trilogy of books which depict the life of the author, who as a young boy was physically, emotionally, and psychologically abused by his obsessive mother. The book discusses Pelzer's struggling with his ability to fit in and adapt to the new environment around him as he is put into foster care. It also talks about the kindness of his foster parents and other people around him as well as his inability to brush his mother aside.
Target Audience
Young Adult.
Target Audience
720L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,9.0,48148.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,5.2,15,Quiz: 25295,Guided reading level: NR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,5.1,9,48148.

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LC Subjects
Abused children -- California -- Daly City -- Biography.
Abusive mothers -- Family relationships -- California -- Daly City.
Autobiographies.
Case studies.
Children of alcoholics -- California -- Daly City -- Biography.
Family violence -- California -- Daly City.
Foster home care -- California -- Case studies.
Pelzer, David J.
Personal narratives.
Young adult literature.
Other Subjects
Child abuse -- Biography.
Children of alcoholics -- Biography.
Domestic violence -- Daly City (Calif.).
Family violence -- California -- Daly City.
Foster home care -- California -- Case studies.
Foster home care.
Pelzer, David J.