Written by the author as an autobiography this story of his
childhood is not only depressing but as well as, mortifying. After being taken
away from his abusive mother, David is taken to live with foster parents. The
longer David stayed the more comfortable he became. He was very rambunctious,
loud and did not listen to what his foster parents would say to him. David’s
foster parents thought David was ‘uncontrollable’ so he was moved to another
foster home. David finds it hard to trust people and he has a hard time making
friends. With no one to talk to David keeps all of his emotions inside until
one day at his new foster home he let them all out. One of David’s foster
siblings was a very big bully and found it easy to annoy David, this is when
David exploded and stood up for himself for one of the first times.
Unfortunately this event caused David to think he could do anything so, he
became rambunctious once again. David was taken to a physiatrist and then
removed from his foster care and brought to a juvenile hall. His mother began
making claims saying that David is mentally insane and needs help. David’s
current foster parents know for a fact that David is just a kid and does not
need to get help for being “insane”.
This book is the sequel to ‘The Child Called It’. The Lost
Boy is definitely a page turner that keeps you guessing. As a child Dave Pelzer
went through many difficult changes and explains them in his addictive books.
This is by far one of my favorite books and I recommend anyone to read it!
Book Review by Makaylah K.
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