A teenager's journey
overcoming a childhood of abuse
by Richard B. Pelzer
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After the success of his brother Dave Pelzer's bestselling memoir, Richard B. Pelzer touched thousands with his own account of an abusive childhood. In his second book, Richard reveals how the horrific treatment he endured as a boy affected him throughout his teenage years. As an adolescent, he found himself turning to drugs--even contemplating suicide--as he struggled to separate and live an autonomous life, away from his horrifying family situation. His salvation finally came when a surrogate family took him in, offering comfort, hope, and unconditional love--and, ultimately, the transformational power of forgiveness.--From publisher description.
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Teenagers, Substance use, Case studies, Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Abused teenagers, Biography, Children of alcoholics, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Abused children, Utah, biography, Adult child abuse victims, Abusive mothers, Family relationshipsPeople
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Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
2008, Grand Central Publishing
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A Teenager's Journey
2008, Grand Central Publishing
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in English
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A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
May 24, 2007, Wellness Central
in English
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A teenager's journey: overcoming a childhood of abuse
2006, Warner Wellness, Warner Books, Grand Central Publishing
in English
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A Teenager's Journey: Overcoming a Childhood of Abuse
May 15, 2006, Wellness Central
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Many thousands of readers were moved by Richard B. Pelzer's heart-wrenching memoir, A Brother's Journey, in which he detailed the horrifyingly abusive childhood he endured at the hands of his mother, whose treatment of her children was first revealed by Dave Pelzer in his own hugely successful memoir, A Boy Called "It". Now, Richard reveals how the abuse inflicted on him as a child continued to affect his life as a teenager. He turned to drugs and contemplated suicide, while simultaneously trying to establish an autonomous life away from his destructive family situation. Yet as he stumbled toward adulthood, fighting and facing his demons, Richard's ultimate struggle toward victory was his alone. His salvation finally came when a surrogate family took him in, offering comfort, hope, and unconditional love --and ultimately the transformational power of forgiveness.
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