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Dave Pelzer's Memoirs: Book 1
A Child Called "It"
One Child's Courage to Survive
by Dave J. Pelzer
This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. As a child Dave Pelzer was abused in ways one cannot begin to imagine; his alcoholic mother brutally beat, starved, and isolated him. She played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer... (more)
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Justin Bieber's Albums: Book 1
My World
by Justin Bieber
2009 debut from the young multi-talented singer, musician and Usher's teen prot‚g‚. An old soul is the last thing you would expect to find inside Justin Bieber. But all it takes is one listen to the 15-year-old Soul-singing phenomenon to realize that he is light-years ahead of his manufactured Pop peers. The album features production from The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. The first single, 'One Time,' produced by... (more)
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I (Heart) Celeberties
I (heart) Justin Bieber
by Harlee Harte
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Family Album
by Danielle Steel
Through forty years–from Hollywood’s golden days in World War II to the present–Faye Price would create first a career as a legendary actress, then a family, and finally she would realize her dream of becoming one of Hollywood’s first woman directors. But nothing was more precious to Faye than her five children. In a changing world, a milieu where family values are constantly challenged from without and within,... (more)
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Broken
by Shy Keenan
Shy Keenan was not meant to survive her childhood. Her mother beat her so severely that she was deaf and nearly blind by her first day in school. Her stepsister thought nothing of pouring boiling water over her, and virtually every day she was raped by her stepfather. At age 10 she was sold to a gang of dockworkers, viciously attacked, and left for dead in a field with a fractured skull. Today, Shy is an... (more)
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Dave Pelzer's Memoirs: Book 2
The Lost Boy
A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by Dave J. Pelzer
The boy lost out as the most important book on the dedication and affection only to social services and foster families provide to our children at risk. Dave Pelzer is certainly a living testament to persistence, personal responsibility and the triumph of human spirit. " John Bradshaw, author of the successes editorials, Bradshaw On: The Family, Homecoming and Family Secrets Imagine a boy who never had a home. His... (more)
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Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander By Gary Berntsen, Ralph Pezzullo
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Privilege of Youth
by Dave Pelzer
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by Dave Pelzer
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Justin Bieber (And Other Teen Stars, 01 2010)
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La Llorona/The Weeping Woman
An Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English
by Joe Hayes
La Llorona (yoh-RROH-nah), the ghost story to end all ghost stories, is now available for the first time in a four-color, hardback edition. It is truly the best known and most popular cuento of Hispanic America. It appears at first to be only a frightening story filled with mysterious events that cause children to sit wide-eyed, to huddle together and listen spellbound. Yet, it's the simple, universal wisdom at... (more)
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Dave Pelzer's Memoirs: Book 4
A Man Named Dave
A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
by Dave J. Pelzer
The inspiring conclusion to A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy "All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make something of myself."--Dave Pelzer, from A Man Named Dave These words were Dave Pelzer's declaration of independence to his mother, and they represented the ultimate act of self-reliance. Dave's father never intervened as his... (more)