'I don't blame others for my problems. I stand on my own. And one day, you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself.' These words were eighteen-year-old Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, a woman who had abused him with shocking brutality. But even years after he was resc[...]

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 begining -- he has no plac[...]

"El nino perdido destaca como el libro mas importante sobre la dedicacion y el afecto unicos que los servicios sociales y las familias de acogida proporcionan a nuestros ninos en peligro. Dave Pelzer es ciertamente un testamento vivo de persistencia, de responsabilidad personal y del triunfo del esp[...]

On March 5, 1973, 12-year-old Dave Pelzer was rescued from probable death at the hands of his mother by three concerned individuals who dared to take him no matter what the consequences. A Child Called "It" is an agonizing recollection of Dave's terrible life until that point, living with an unstabl[...]

Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games - games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army co[...]

CHILD CALLED 'IT' is Dave Pelzer's story of a child beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, 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 co[...]

More than six million readers can attest to the heartbreak and courage of Dave Pelzer's story of growing up in an abusive home. His inspirational books have helped countless others triumph over hardship and misfortune. Now this former lost boy who defeated insurmountable odds to emerge whole and hap[...]

This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him [...]

Av författaren till Pojken som kallades Det och Pojken som inte fannsMiljontals läsare världen över har gripits av Dave Pelzers böcker om sin barndom och väg in i vuxenlivet. Bara fyra år gammal blev han sin mammas offer. Han isolerades från den övriga familjen, misshandlades, svalt och fö[...]