- Biography, Abused children, Abusive mothers, Foster home care
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.
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Earnest, classical in form, spare and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- David J. Pelzer
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 337
- Publisher
- MånPocket, Orion Publishing Group, Limited, Recorded Books
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- Swedish, English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780929099033
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“Winter, 1970, Daly City, California--I'm alone.”
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