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Dave Pelzer

Goodreads Author

Born

in Daly City, California, The United States

Website

http://www.davepelzer.com/

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Social Sciences

Member Since

February 2015

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/davepelzer

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An author best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called It.

At the age of 12, Dave was removed from an abusive home and placed in a series of foster homes. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author of memoirs and self-improvement books.

A CHILD CALLED "IT" IS COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN.

August 2017 - We are very excited to announce that writer/producer David Goldblum of Conscious Contact Productions has acquired the film rights to Dave Pelzer's, #1 New York Times bestselling book, A Child Called “IT” which was on the New York Times Best Sellers List for a record breaking six years. Tamlin Hall, whose film Holden On has won multiple awards around the country is attached to direct. Dave Pelzer is adapting An author best known for his 1995 memoir of childho

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Intervew with Dave Pelzer

Dave Pelzer, a victim of childhood abuse, has dedicated his life to helping others help themselves. It 1995 he published his memoir, A Child Called It, and has inspired others to persevere and reach their fullest potential. Rarely has a book reached such levels of despair and hope. On a personal note A Child Called It was one of the major factors that inspired me to become a foster parent.

In spite of the abuse and neglect you suffered, you became a success academically, in the military and in civilian life. Many foster children are not so lucky. What were some of the factors that made a positive difference in your life?

I was always hungry to better myself… I simply wanted it more. In addition, there is a lot of luck in life and I was lucky.

Your books motivated many people. Were there any letters from readers that had a profound effect on you?

I receive hundreds of thousands of letters from all over the world and every one is dear to my heart.

Did you suffer from PTSD?

Not that I am aware of, but the older I get, I’m more sensi

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David James Pelzer was born 29^th December 1960 in California. The second of five boys, Dave is the son of San Francisco fireman, Stephen Joseph Pelzer and Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer. His origins and traumatic childhood can be followed through his first memoir A Child Called “It” (1995), which tells the story of his abusive childhood at the hands of his mother and brothers.

After years of abuse (much of which has been reiterated to shocked readers in his brother Richard’s book, A Brother’s Journey), Dave’s teachers took action in March 1973, meaning that the then 12-year-old Dave was placed into foster care. Years later, in 1979, Dave joined the Air Force, but later, in an attempt to make sense of these experiences, he decided to write about them, thus beginning his career as a world-renowned author, speaker and recognised humanitarian.

Dave Pelzer

Hi Dave,

So thank you for agreeing to chat to us today, we’re very proud to be able to meet someone who has been through difficult times but who has come out the other side brighter and happi