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3.89 AVERAGE
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This was such an intriguing read!
I picked up the book randomly, and was immediately hooked by the writing style and the story.
It is devastating to read what Dave had to go through as a (foster) child, but I was also glad to find out more about the life of a foster kid. Awesome book!
I picked up the book randomly, and was immediately hooked by the writing style and the story.
It is devastating to read what Dave had to go through as a (foster) child, but I was also glad to find out more about the life of a foster kid. Awesome book!
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
A heartwarming book that gives readers an inside look into the life and mind of a foster child after escaping from an abusive biological family. It shows both the wonders and faults of "The System" from the viewpoint of a child, and it shows the difficulties presented when being placed in a number of different homes. It follows David from age 12 until age 18; it still contains a limited vocabulary, and although in the first few pages of the book it says the language is representative of the mind of a child, it seems exactly the same as the first book in the trilogy.
An inside look at a boy's perspective of life bouncing through the foster care system on 1970's California. A disturbingly honest piece that makes your heart wrench for the boy, makes your blood boil at the motivations of some foster parents but also reassurance in the hope of humanity of those caring few who are truly good selfless people who want to make a difference in the life of a foster child.
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2020-This book was hard to start for me. Seriously was almost exactly like a time from my own childhood. Ugh. Bad times. Had to stop and call my grandmother to discuss.
Once I recovered, I was touched by the challenges he went through. Trying to understand what everyone told him so survive must have been so confusing and overwhelming. I love the honestly of this, even when he was doing wrong. He owns his past in this! Overall, not as heartbreaking as the first one, but more ups and downs. He has heartbreaking times, and yet there is more hope in this one.
Once I recovered, I was touched by the challenges he went through. Trying to understand what everyone told him so survive must have been so confusing and overwhelming. I love the honestly of this, even when he was doing wrong. He owns his past in this! Overall, not as heartbreaking as the first one, but more ups and downs. He has heartbreaking times, and yet there is more hope in this one.
What a great book to read if you want insight on the inner and outer struggles of children who are wards of the state. I wish this had been required reading at a few places I had worked and in psychology/sociology/teaching classes.
I had to read this after reading [b:A Child Called "It"|60748|A Child Called "It"|Dave Pelzer|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348036507s/60748.jpg|59104]. It was obvious that the author survived and turned out okay as he was an author and known advocate for foster care. I was curious what happened to his mother and if she was prosecuted. She never was. I just do not understand how a parent can be horrifically abusive to their children so much so that the child is removed from her custody and nothing is ever done to her for her actions.