What readers think of The Lost Boy, plus links to write your own review.

Mr. Pelzer,
I am currently a sophomore in highschool, and i fell in love with your first book, enough to continue reading the second, and i think you are an incredible person. Although i do not know you personally, obviously, i feel as though you have helped so many just through reading your books. By writing what you have, you have given some the ability to trust themselves enough to pursue their happiness and expose their own family secret. It is amazing that you had the strength that you did, because not many would be able to reach out and help others as you have. Thank you for everything, although i am sure you will never read this.
Your books make my heart smile due to the incredible outcome of each of them.
Sincerely,
Jillian

Dave, may i just say once again how priveleged i feel to be aloud into your world again.
while many show so much anger towards your mother i feel sorry for someone who can become so saddistic they could to that to a child they created. children are truly the angels of the world and i feel sorry that you never got the chance to have the childhood innocence we all take for granted. I only pray thet when God blesses me with children I will have the same love and commitment you have towards your son Steven. may your life with Marsha and Steven continue to be blessed. You truly deserve every form of happiness and I only pray your books let people revaluate their lives the way i have.
God bless and may the angels fly around you.

I realy enjoyed the book. I am 18 years old and I was able to picture the things that happened to you in my head. When i started reading The Child Called "It", I was not ready to read any books. i have never read a complete book by myself before. Now I have read two books in one week. I really enjoyed it and it made me think that i was Dave Pelzer. I am really glad now that Dave has lived through what his mother put him through and is able to write books about his life to let everyone know how mean his mother was to him.

I' m 14 and this book has got me thinking like a 40 year old. How can a mother treat her child like that!? My anger towards the mother and copassion towards Dave kept me into this book. I hope to god that no one I know is being treated like this because its copletely inhuman and I could never see a dog treated that way. This story seemed to be a very inspirational speech to all readers and I thank you Dave for letting me into his world of pain and courage!!!!!!!!

Best wishes,
Kelly

Dave, your story broke my heart. I am a parent and I often battle guilt over my inability to do it all, but your story has made me realize that I'm not so bad. In a strange way, God has turned what was meant for evil into good. Your life is an example of that. I wish you a life of happiness. God bless and thank you for sharing your story.

It's a really good book and i recomend it to everyone that likes reading

i am only 11 years old and my mom told me about A Child Called "it" and The Lost Boy i think these books are outstanding books but sad. And i think Dave was brave to tell everyone about what happened to him when he was younger. I think these are great books and i think everyone should read them to see that how lucky some people are to have a family who cares about them and who loves them.


- Breanna Miller

Dave, God Bless you! I am terribly sorry for what happened. I have to idea why God would do this to you, but something I DO know is He loved you then and He loves you know. I pray for you still today, even though I read your book several years ago. I hope in some way you are blessed because of your childhood. I'm doing a report on my favorite author for english, and your book still run through my head today. Just reading through some summaries my eyes begin to water. Thank you so much for sharing your stories to the world.
<>< Minda Shay 17/f/America