More than six million readers can attest to the heartbreak and courage
of Dave Pelzer's story of growing up in an abusive home. His
inspirational books have helped countless others triumph over hardship
and misfortune.
Now this former lost boy who defeated insurmountable odds to emerge
whole and happy at last takes us on his incredible odyssey toward
healing and forgiveness. In The Privilege of Youth, Pelzer supplies
the missing chapter of his life: as a boy on the threshold of adulthood.
With his usual sensitivity and insight, he recounts the relentless
taunting he endured from bullies; but he also describes the joys of
learning and the thrill of making his first real friends--some of whom
he still shares close relationships with today. He writes about the
simple pleasures of exploring a neighborhood he was just beginning to
get to know while trying to forget the hell he had endured as a child.
From high school to a world beyond the four walls that were his prison
for so many years, The Privilege of Youth charts this crucial turning
point in Dave Pelzer's life. This brave and compassionate memoir from
the man who has journeyed far will inspire a whole new generation of
readers and listeners.