Dave Pelzer

Dave Pelzer, 2006

Dave Pelzer (born December 29, 1960 in Daly City , San Francisco County , California ) is an American author and campaigner for children's rights .

Life

Pelzer has made combating child abuse under the motto "helping people to help themselves" as a life's work. Since retiring from the US Air Force , he has supported the work of various child protection organizations. In his books he describes his own experiences of abuse. The degree of fictionality of these descriptions is disputed.

Dave Pelzer is married with one son and lives in Southern California.

Works

• They called me 'It'. A child's courage to survive ("A child called› it ‹"). Goldmann, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-442-15055-8 .
• The lost Son. A child's struggle for love and recognition ("The lost boy"). Heyne, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-453-87318-1 .
• A man named Dave. A story of triumph and forgiveness ("A man named Dave"). Heyne, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-453-87742-X .
• Help yourself. Strategies for the self (“Help yourself”). Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-15368-9 .
• Moving forward. Taking the lead in your life . Orion Books, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-7528-8295-6 .
• The privilege of youth. The inspirational story of a teenager's search for friendship and acceptance . Joseph Press, London 2004, ISBN 0-718-14669-7 .

See also

• Misery Lit

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1. ↑ "California Birth Index", www.ancestry.com: "David J Pelzer, b 29 Dec 1960, San Francisco County, mother's maiden name Christians"
2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Continued under the title The Prodigal Son .

Web links

• Literature by and about Dave Pelzer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Dave Pelzer
• The Self-Made Man Behind the Marvel