TY - BOOK AU - Pelzer,David J TI - The lost boy: a foster child's search for the love of a family SN - 9780613173537 AV - HV881.P393.L678 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Deerfield Beach, Florida PB - Health Communications KW - Pelzer, David J. KW - Abused children KW - California KW - Daly City KW - Biography KW - Children of alcoholics KW - Abusive mothers KW - Family relationships KW - Family violence KW - Foster home care KW - Case studies N1 - The runaway --; An angel named Ms. Gold --; The trial --; New beginnings --; Adrift --; The defiant one --; Mother's love --; Estranged --; Coming around --; Break away; 2 N2 - 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 beginning -- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0727/97017614-s.html ER -