David J Pelzer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A CHILD CALLED "IT." In this book, he answers questions & reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. You will not be able to put down this harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system, in search of a family to love. A retired Air Force air crew member, Dave played a major role in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield...
Author
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
[This book] is [an] 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 torturous, unpredictable games - games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it."...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the autobiography A Child Called "It," Dave Pelzer shared the story of his childhood. As a child, Pelzer was beaten, starved, and abused both emotionally and physically by his alcoholic and mentally unstable mother. As a man, Pelzer went on to have love, happiness, a fulfilling career, and his own family. This book, the fifth in Pelzer's nonfiction series, provides an honest and courageous look at the difficulties inherent in marriage, parenthood,...
Author
Series
Dave Pelzer volume 3
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
The journey of Dave Pelzer is completed as he confronts his abusive parents and seeks to create a life filled with love and acceptance.
Author
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
Español
Description
This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A CHILD CALLED "IT." In this book, he answers questions & reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. You will not be able to put down this harrowing but ultimately uplifting true story of a boy's journey through the foster-care system, in search of a family to love. A retired Air Force air crew member, Dave played a major role in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Drawing on his own personal history as well as his experience helping others, the author discusses how to harness the strength of surviving past negative experiences and use that empowerment to live life according to one's own values.