The Lost Boy.
Author: David Pelzer.
Main Characters.
Roerva Pelzer- David's mother. She is a 42 year-old drunk. She loves all her children.. except David.
Stephen Pelzer- David's father. He loves David, but is fearful of his own wife and therefore was unable to ever help David when his mother unleashed her horror.
Ron, Stan, Kevin, and Russell- Davids siblings. His brothers have adapted to their mothers evil ways, so they also dislike David. They all find him annoying and "a waste of space". Russell, the youngest completely hates David and will do anything to get him in trouble with mother.
Alice and Harold Turnbough- David's first and last foster family. They are the only ones that have ever shown David kindness when it comes to being a family.
Mr. Zeigler- David's principle homeroom teacher. He initially reveals Roevra's evil ways to the authority's when David had started coming to school in worse condition as usual in the first book, "A Child Called It.".
Summary.
Recommendation.
Quotes/Readings from the book.
"After filling out some forms at the police station, the officer called Mother to inform her that I was not coming home that afternoon, and that she could call the county's juvenile authorities if she had any questions. I sat like a statue, feeling both horror and excitement as the officer spoke on the phone." (Pelzer 37).