
At the age of 12 he was rescued by his teachers and placed into foster care.


Before he became a teenager, Pelzer was subjected to horrific physical and mental abuse from his mother. And at your age, frankly, I expect you to.' Straight-talking, unpatronising, inspirational advice from bestselling author Dave Pelzer. 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. 'The bottom line: Your life's outcome is solely up to you.
