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Book Review of A Child Called It / The Lost Boy

A Child Called It / The Lost Boy
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These stories are so incredibly moving. It is unreal that a child can survive the abuse that Dave Pelzer went through and still become a functioning adult, but that is just what Pelzer has done. His first book, "A Child Called It", details his life up to the age of 12 when he became a foster child. The second book, "The Lost Boy", chronicles his struggles of adjusting to his new life as a foster child. While his story is sad, the books are also strangely uplifting.