The Inspirational Story of a Teenager's Search for Friendship and Acceptance

The Privilege of Youth

A No.3 bestseller in hardback, this is the 4th in the series of Dave Pelzer's hugely successful books.

Dave Pelzer is the international bestselling author of A Child Called 'It', The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave. He travels throughout the world raising awareness about child abuse and prevention. In 1994 he received the Outstanding Young Persons of the World award.

Dave Pelzer's bestselling autobiographical trilogy are an international phenomenon. Distressing, heartbreaking and yet inspirational, the fourth in the series guarantees the same level of success. 
 
 
His next book centres on his experience of bullying at school and the friends he made in his neighbourhood who helped him fight back. 
 
 
He tells the story of his high school years when he met two friends who helped him get through the perils and promises of adolescence. It is a story of hope and heartache, and reveals the many positive influences in Dave's teenage years as well as the agonizing choices he had to make to reclaim his life from the childhood he lost to abuse.

Dave Pelzer

Real-life Advice for Real-life Challenges Facing Teenagers

'The bottom line: Your life's outcome is solely up to you. If you can get out of bed in the morning, go to the bathroom, get dressed and nuke something in the microwave without any help, then you are capable of doing, achieving and handling just about anything that life can throw at you. You can do this. You can live up to your potential. And at your age, frankly, I expect you to.' Straight-talking, unpatronising, inspirational advice from bestselling author Dave Pelzer. Before he became a teenager, Pelzer was subjected to horrific physical and mental abuse from his mother. During his teens the long road to recovery began and today Pelzer spends much of his working life talking to young adults in schools and foster care centres. Pelzer&rsquo;s message is simple and powerful: identify problems, face them, think about where you want to be in life and never, ever give up on yourself. Being a teenager isn't easy in today's world, but as Pelzer says, it brings with it massive opportunities - and it's much more exciting than being an adult.

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Books by Dave Pelzer

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