A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse

by Richard B. Pelzer

Book Overview

This triumphant follow-up to his New York Times bestselling memoir A Brother's Journey chronicles Pelzer's heartbreaking teenage years as he struggled with the effects of childhood abuse and how a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044657970X
• ISBN13: 9780446579704
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great!

The product came before it was scheduled to and in good condition. It was a little roughed up, but I did purchase it used, so it was just as described. Wonderful story!

Dave Pelzer Books

You just cannot phantom what Mr. Pelzer went through as a child. The courage is unbelievable and I admire him so very much. There is too much child abuse in society and children are tormented not to speak out because they love their parents the ones who are abusing. Mr. Pelzer's books are about himself and his horrible life as a child, teenager and young man. You have to read these books to better understand how much abuse is in our world. Then maybe it will help you realize that something needs to be done and it's better to make the call and be wrong than to not make it at all and possibly have a child lose his life. Order the books now!!

A Teenager's Journey

I believe I suffered throughout the reading of this book as much as I suffered through the reading of his brother David's books. This book demostrates how guilt over one's actions in life can almost destoy a person. I would like to offer this encouragement to the brother of David, the author of this book regarding guilt. I know that he will never forgive himself for his part in this tragedy, but I heard on the radio a lady preacher speak about guilt and how to handle it. She said that guilt was something that comes from Satan to get Christians down and discouraged. It's destructive and doesn't come from God. Forgiveness and love comes from God. So he must be assured that God has forgiven him in order to forgive himself. My heart goes out to him and hope that he can or has forgiven himself so that he can heal and be reconciled with his brother, David. I recommend this book and the entire series concerning this most disfunctional family I've ever heard of and how impotent the school and law enforcement authorities were in dealing with abusive and mentally ill parents (in this case the mother) because of an antiquated view of the rights of parents being more important than the best interests of the child.

book review

Excellent book a great persprective from the brothers point of view & what happens when child abouse isn't stoppecd

good book!

good book! i love the part where richard remembers his mom making him eat garbage and tabasco sauce! read it if you like richard pelzer as much as me!