The Lost BoyThe Lost Boy By Dave Pelzer By Dave Pelzer

Recommended by Bianey B,Yesenia S, Recommended by Bianey B,Yesenia S, Adilene M, Pedro C, Dilun CAdilene M, Pedro C, Dilun C

Who is

the m

ain

Who is

the m

ain

ch

ara

cter?

chara

cter?

Name: David

Name: DavidAge:9Age:9

Talents, Skills, Important

Talents, Skills, Important

Traits: Foster Child, HE

Traits: Foster Child, HE

wants to be loved

wants to be lovedThree Descriptive

Three Descriptive Adjectives: Kinetic,

Adjectives: Kinetic, vehement sanguine

vehement sanguine ““I'm mothers prisoner”

I'm mothers prisoner”

(Pelzer 3 ).

(Pelzer 3 ).

Who is

a

Who is

a

support

ing

support

ing

chara

cter?

chara

cter?

Name: Catanze family

Name: Catanze familyAge: middle age

Age: middle age Talents, Skills, Important

Talents, Skills, Important

Traits: were David's

Traits: were David's foster parents

foster parentsThree Descriptive

Three Descriptive Adjectives: love,

Adjectives: love, protected, responsible

protected, responsible

””Rudy and I are fighting

Rudy and I are fighting

for you and well do

for you and well do whatever it takes ”

whatever it takes ” (Pelzer 203 ).

(Pelzer 203 ).

What

is t

he s

tory

What

is t

he s

tory

about?

about? Setting: California

Setting: California Main Conflict: he had to

Main Conflict: he had to

be separated and

be separated and moved to different

moved to different foster homes

foster homes

What

is o

ne o

f th

e

What

is o

ne o

f th

e

majo

r th

em

es?

majo

r th

em

es?

Definition of Theme: fear

Definition of Theme: fear

““she must never know I

she must never know I

told you! Never!”

told you! Never!” (Pelzer 47 ).

(Pelzer 47 ).““no, I cried shell take me

no, I cried shell take me

away! ” (Pelzer 73 ).

away! ” (Pelzer 73 ).

What

is one

What

is one

import

ant

import

ant

scene?

scene?

an important scene would be

an important scene would be

when David is the courtroom

when David is the courtroom

and he has to say the truth

and he has to say the truth

about this mother. HE WAS TO

about this mother. HE WAS TO

PICK TO EATHER STAY WITH

PICK TO EATHER STAY WITH

HIS MOM OR GO TO THE

HIS MOM OR GO TO THE

FOSTER HOME.

FOSTER HOME.

Visual Image from an Visual Image from an important sceneimportant scene

the image that we imagine was when David the image that we imagine was when David was in front of his new foster home.was in front of his new foster home.

““it’s a very nice home, ma’am” (Pelzer 85 ).it’s a very nice home, ma’am” (Pelzer 85 ).This scene is important because that was his This scene is important because that was his

first day at the foster home. He felt shy first day at the foster home. He felt shy and after some time he started to like it and after some time he started to like it and felt like a home to him.and felt like a home to him.

What

connect

ions

What

connect

ions

can

can

you m

ake

to t

his

you m

ake

to t

his

book?

book?

When I watched the mother

When I watched the mother

beat his kid and

beat his kid and abused of

abused of him , and him , and

someone found out and

someone found out and

told authorities and then

told authorities and then

he got put in a foster

he got put in a foster

homehome

Mothers who abused their

Mothers who abused their

children has happened

children has happened

around the world and kids

around the world and kids

have gotten into foster

have gotten into foster

homes of fear of being

homes of fear of being

abused and that relates to

abused and that relates to

the book because of the

the book because of the

mother.mother.

Why

should

you

Why

should

you

read t

his

book?

read t

his

book?

Reason 1-People should

Reason 1-People should

read this story because

read this story because

its based on a real story.

its based on a real story.

Reason 2-It shows you

Reason 2-It shows you

how the kid has been

how the kid has been

treated and how he

treated and how he

switches from foster

switches from foster

homes.homes.Reason 3-its also a heart

Reason 3-its also a heart

warming book and it

warming book and it

makes you think of how

makes you think of how

your family and friends

your family and friends

actually love and cares

actually love and cares

for you.for you.