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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
Dave Pelzer
Plume
, 2000 - 352 pages
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highly recommended
Finally Forgiving and Triumphant!
This is the last book in the trilogy of
Dave Pelzer's
autobiography so you should really read the first two books to appreciate this one fully. They are A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive and The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family. In this book, David joins the Air Force, works hard, gets nowhere, allows a girl (Patsy) to move in with him and eventually marries her because she's pregnant with his child. Dave loves his son and is a good father to him but got divorced. Eventually, Dave moved to his favorite place by the river where he always wanted to live. Dave became a published author by writing about his childhood and fell in love and married his publisher. He then became a motivational speaker and helps give inspiration and advice to other kids who are struggling with their circumstances.
In spite of his terrible parents, he was able to forgive them and move on with his life. That, I think, was the most valuable lesson in the book. This book seemed slower moving than his others but it does provide the happy ending to show how far he came in life's journey. He is an incredible person! I recommend you read this book AFTER you finish the first two.
Karen Arlettaz Zemek, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"
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Excellent
The book is well written and details the journey of a
man
to seek answers for his childhood abuse at the hands of his mother. There were times I felt the
story
was too drawn out but overall it is an excellent story of courage and self-discovery.
Would highly recommend this book.
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Awsome book
I would reccomend this book to all teachers....I am a preschool teacher, and it gives me a glimpse into the future of some of the country's most tragic stories.
A Nice Wrap Up
I'm glad
Dave wrote
this book. It made his
story come
full circle and now the world can read how one
man
can truly make a difference and move on with his life.
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A Man Named Dave
This is an riviting true
story
written by a
man
who survivied the most horrible child abuse. He has written two books previous to this book and the reader should order all the books and read them in order of date written. He puts the reader in the shoes of an abused child so you feel the pain the author felt. Sadly, child abuse still goes on today and reading these books helps the reader under stand what goes on in the mind of a child being abused.
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