My Story: A Child Called It - The Lost Boy - A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer, ISBN 9780752864013

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The remarkable trilogy from Sunday Times No.1 Bestseller Dave Pelzer - now in one volume.

'A Child Called It'
Is Dave Pelzer's story of a child beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. Dave was no longer considered a son, or a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement and when he was allowed food it was scraps from the dogs' bowl. Throughout, Dave kept alive the dream of finding a family who would love and care for him.

'The Lost Boy'
The harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of Dave's journey through the foster-care system in search of a family who will love him.

'A Man Named Dave'
The gripping conclusion to this inspirational trilogy. With extraordinary generosity of spirit, Dave takes us on a journey into his past. At last he confronts his father and ultimately his mother. Finally, Dave finds the courage to break the chains of the past and learn to love, trust and live for the future.

RRP: $24.99

About the Author: Dave Pelzer

Dave James Pelzer was born on December 29, 1960. He is an American author, best known for his memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It". Pelzer is the son of a San Francisco fireman, Stephen Joseph Pelzer (1923 - 1980), who was of Austrian and Irish descent, and Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer (1929 - 1992).

He was the third of five boys. Pelzer wrote in his book that as a child he was continually abused, mistreated, and beaten by his mother, who thought of it as a game. The book documents how his mother starved him, forced him to drink ammonia, stabbed him in the stomach and forced him to eat his own vomit. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973 and 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author. The fourth boy, Richard B. Pelzer, has also written about his own abuse.

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