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Summary: Amidst the towering redwood trees and the serenity of his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Dave Pelzer reflects on having the courage to move forward in your life, the peace to accept yourself, the vulnerability to strip yourself of facades, and to find the tenacity to carry on when life doesn't turn out the way you planned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 921 PELZER, DAVID PELPelzer, David J.
Summary: In this sequel to A Child Called "It" answers will be exposed and new adventures revealed in this compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered and F-child--a foster child--young David experiences the instability of moving in and out of five different homes. Those who feel that all foster kids are trouble--and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a real...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1997
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Summary: Amidst the towering redwood trees and the serenity of his childhood utopia of the Russian River, Dave Pelzer reflects on having the courage to move forward in your life, the peace to accept yourself, the vulnerability to strip yourself of facades, and to find the tenacity to carry on when life doesn't turn out the way you planned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVID J PELPelzer, David J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 362.76 PELZER, DAVE PELPelzer, David J.
Summary: "All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself." These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his mother abused him with shocking brutality, denying him food and clothing, torturing him in any way...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 362.76 PELCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PELZER, DAVE PELCopies Available at Peninsula
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Summary: [This book] is [an] account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, unpredictable games - games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1995
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Summary: Pelzer walks readers through the process of learning how to turn the experience gained from past hurts into the power to live a better life and help others do the same with his trademark wisdom, support, and tough love. "You do not have to be a mayor of a major metropolis or CEO of a Fortune 500 company in order to take a stand for your convictions; to lead, rally, or educate others for your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2008