The Privilege of Youth, DAVE PELZER,teenager acceptance

DAVE PELZER The Privilege of Youth

The inspirational story of a teenager's search for friendship and acceptance.

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"Being a teenager can be a traumatic time for anyone.  But when you've also being pushed between a series of foster homes, families and schools, it can be nothing short of bewildering.

For Dave Pelzer, standing on the threshold of adulthood in the 1970s America, his adolescence formed a cruicial bridge between the shocking abuse of his childhood and the worring world of responsibility ahead.  In the Privilege of Youth, he tells the story of those years with his unique insight and sensitivity.  Whilst recounting the relentless physical and emotional attacks of the high-school bullies, he also recalls the joy of exploring a new neighbourhood and encountering true friendship for the first time.  Through his adventureres with his new 'brothers' and their dicovery of cars, girls and themselves Pelzer introduces a fascinating cast of characters who each in  different ways, helped shape an extraordinary life and prepared him for fresh trials to come.

Brave and compassionate, this new memoir from the man who has journeyed far will inspire a whole new generation of readers."

Softcover, 2004, 228ps.

ISBN 0 718 14669 7