{"product_id":"the-lost-boy-dave-pelzer-9781558745155","title":"The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family","description":"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 place to call home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called \"It\". In The Lost Boy, he answers questions and reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered an F-Child (Foster Child), Dave is moved in and out of five different homes. He suffers shame and experiences resentment from those who feel that all foster kids are trouble and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a \"real\" family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTears, laughter, devastation and hope create the journey of this little lost boy who searches desperately for just one thing -- the love of a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Pelzer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558745157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558745155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Health Communications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.55h x 5.13w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e48148 \/ Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1997 pg. 104","brand":"Dave Pelzer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053896462591,"sku":"9781558745155","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbe0b4b9-2fac-4e6c-aad9-88f781529458.jpg?v=1685026857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-boy-dave-pelzer-9781558745155","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}