Dave Pelzer
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| David Pelzer | |
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 Pelzer speaking to Airmen while visiting troops in Southwest Asia. |
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| Born | December 29, 1960 Daly City, California |
| Occupation | Autobiographer,Motivational speaker |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | A Child Called "It" |
| Official website | |
Dave James Pelzer (born December 29, 1960)[1] is an American author, best known for his memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It". Pelzer is the son of San Francisco fireman, Stephen Joseph Pelzer (1923 - 1980), who was of Austrian and Irish descent, and Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer (1929 - 1992)..
Pelzer was born in Daly City, California, to Stephen Pelzer and Catherine Roerva Pelzer (née Christen) and was the second of five boys. Pelzer wrote in his book that as a child he was continually abused, mistreated, and beaten by his mother, who thought of it as a game. The book documents how his mother starved him, forced him to drink ammonia, stabbed him in the stomach and forced him to eat his own vomit. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973 and 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author. The fourth boy, Richard B. Pelzer, has also written about his own abuse.
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[edit] Controversy
[edit] Pelzer Names
| Child Called "It" | Real names | Brother's Journey |
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| Ron | Robert | Russel |
| David/"The Boy"/ The bad boy | Dave | David/"It" |
| Stan | Stephen | Scott |
| Russell | Richard B. Pelzer | Richard |
| Kevin | Kenneth | Keith |
[edit] Works
Pelzer has written a number of books:
[edit] Memoir
- A Child Called It (1995) ISBN 1-55874-366-9
- The Lost Boy (1997) ISBN 1-55874-515-7
- A Man Named Dave (1999) ISBN 0-452-28190-3
- My Story (2002) ISBN 0-7528-5371-6, Compilation of A Child Called It, The Lost Boy, and A Man Named Dave
- The Privilege of Youth (2004) ISBN 0-525-94769-8
[edit] Self-help
- Help Yourself (2001) ISBN 0-452-28276-4
- Help Yourself for Teens (2005) ISBN 0-452-28652-2 '
[edit] Awards and recognition
- JC Pen Golden Rule Award (1990)
- National Jefferson Award (2005)[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "California Birth Index", www.ancestry.com : "David J Pelzer, b 29 Dec 1960, San Francisco County, mother's maiden name Christa"
- ^ "Dave's personal website", http://www.davepelzer.com
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