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A Teenager's Journey

by Richard B. Pelzer · 2006

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This triumphant follow-up to his "New York Times" bestselling memoir "A Brother's Journey" chronicles Pelzer's heartbreaking teenage years as he struggled with the effects of childhood abuse and how a surrogate family offered him comfort and hope.

Subject
biographyself-helppsychology
Themes
abuse
Setting
USA
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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