Dave Pelzer - The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship Books

Pros: Easy read, Pelzer's got a great way with words, funny and sad simultaneously.

Cons: None worth mentioning.

The Bottom Line: A must-read for anyone who likes coming of age stories, or anyone who feels down in the dumps, or...anyone, period. Read this book.

Review: I'll be the first to admit, I'm not much of a reader. I used to be. One of the tools I used to escape three pretty crappy pre-adolescent years in Southfield, MI, was my library card, which I used to take out every book by S.E. Hinton and Judy Blume I ...

Pros: Wonderful tale of perserverence and the will to overcome adversity

Cons: omit the mentors writings; other than that, none

The Bottom Line: If you have read his previous works, pick up where they have left off especially if you have a teenage boy!

Review: I hope I can do this review justice as I have followed Pelzer's books and read his case history (which has become required reading within almost all states' child protective service offices). This story is told in the first person; there is no tone to ...