David Pelzer Research Paper

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{{Infobox writer
| name = David Pelzer
| image = Dave Pelzer USAF.jpg
| alt = Profile view of Author Dave Pelzer, facing left
| caption = Pelzer speaking to Airmen while visiting troops in Southwest Asia.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[Daly City, California]]
| occupation = Autobiographer, motivational speaker
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| notableworks = ' 'A Child Called "It" ' ', ' 'Help Yourself ' '
| website = http://www.davepelzer.com
}}

' ' 'David James (Dave) Pelzer ' ' ' (born December 29, 1960 in [[San Francisco]], California)"California Birth Index", www.ancestry.com : "David J Pelzer , December 29, 1960,
He said that "Pelzer has an exquisite recall of his abuse, but almost no recall of anything that would authenticate that abuse," such as any details about his mother.{{cite news|first=Pat|last=Jordan|date=July 28, 2002|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?pagewanted=all|title=Dysfunction For Dollars|publisher=New York Times}} Two members of his family: his maternal grandmother and brother, have disputed his book. One of his younger brothers, Stephen, denies that any abuse took place, and says that he thinks David was placed in foster care because "he started a fire and was caught shoplifting." However, his other brother [[Richard Pelzer]] is author of the book ' 'A Brother 's Journey, ' ' which confirms much of what David has said and describes his own abuse when David was finally removed from the home.{{cn|date=March 2013}} In regards to this Dave has said that Stephen had affection towards his mother and that, "He misses her terribly because she protected him". Due to the criticism from the NYT article Dave does not give interviews