A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Dave Pelzer Books in Order

The complete Dave Pelzer reading order — 40 books from 1987–2022.

  1. 01 A child called "it" 1987 Amazon — buy A child called "it" Bookshop — buy A child called "it" ThriftBooks — buy A child called "it" eBooks.com — buy A child called "it"
  2. 02 The lost boy 1994 Amazon — buy The lost boy Bookshop — buy The lost boy ThriftBooks — buy The lost boy eBooks.com — buy The lost boy
  3. 03 A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer (Hardcover, 2000) 1995 Amazon — buy A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer (Hardcover, 2000) ThriftBooks — buy A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer (Hardcover, 2000) eBooks.com — buy A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer (Hardcover, 2000)
  4. 04 A Child called "it" and, the lost boy 1995 Amazon — buy A Child called "it" and, the lost boy Bookshop — buy A Child called "it" and, the lost boy ThriftBooks — buy A Child called "it" and, the lost boy eBooks.com — buy A Child called "it" and, the lost boy
  5. 05 bwb_KU-419-275 1997 Amazon — buy bwb_KU-419-275 ThriftBooks — buy bwb_KU-419-275 eBooks.com — buy bwb_KU-419-275
  6. 06 A man named Dave 1999 Amazon — buy A man named Dave Bookshop — buy A man named Dave ThriftBooks — buy A man named Dave eBooks.com — buy A man named Dave
  7. 07 Un enfant appelé «chose» 1999 Amazon — buy Un enfant appelé «chose» Bookshop — buy Un enfant appelé «chose» ThriftBooks — buy Un enfant appelé «chose» eBooks.com — buy Un enfant appelé «chose»
  8. 08 Dave Pelzer Trilogy Boxed set 2000 Amazon — buy Dave Pelzer Trilogy Boxed set ThriftBooks — buy Dave Pelzer Trilogy Boxed set eBooks.com — buy Dave Pelzer Trilogy Boxed set
  9. 09 The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself 2000 Amazon — buy The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself Bookshop — buy The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself ThriftBooks — buy The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself eBooks.com — buy The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself
  10. 10 Help Yourself 2000 Amazon — buy Help Yourself Bookshop — buy Help Yourself ThriftBooks — buy Help Yourself eBooks.com — buy Help Yourself
  11. 11 L'ado errant 2000 Amazon — buy L'ado errant Bookshop — buy L'ado errant ThriftBooks — buy L'ado errant eBooks.com — buy L'ado errant
  12. 12 Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin 2001 Amazon — buy Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin Bookshop — buy Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin ThriftBooks — buy Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin eBooks.com — buy Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin
  13. 13 Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness 2001 Amazon — buy Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness Bookshop — buy Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness ThriftBooks — buy Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness eBooks.com — buy Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness
  14. 14 Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin 2001 Amazon — buy Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin Bookshop — buy Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin ThriftBooks — buy Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin eBooks.com — buy Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin
  15. 15 Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons 2002 Amazon — buy Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons Bookshop — buy Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons ThriftBooks — buy Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons eBooks.com — buy Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons
  16. 16 My story 2002 Amazon — buy My story Bookshop — buy My story ThriftBooks — buy My story eBooks.com — buy My story
  17. 17 Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header 2002 Amazon — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header Bookshop — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header ThriftBooks — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header eBooks.com — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header
  18. 18 Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin 2002 Amazon — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin Bookshop — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin ThriftBooks — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin eBooks.com — buy Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin
  19. 19 Help Yourself 27bk Bin 2002 Amazon — buy Help Yourself 27bk Bin Bookshop — buy Help Yourself 27bk Bin ThriftBooks — buy Help Yourself 27bk Bin eBooks.com — buy Help Yourself 27bk Bin
  20. 20 Le moins que rien L'ado perdu 2002 Amazon — buy Le moins que rien L'ado perdu Bookshop — buy Le moins que rien L'ado perdu ThriftBooks — buy Le moins que rien L'ado perdu eBooks.com — buy Le moins que rien L'ado perdu
  21. 21 "Sore" to yobareta ko 2002 Amazon — buy "Sore" to yobareta ko Bookshop — buy "Sore" to yobareta ko ThriftBooks — buy "Sore" to yobareta ko eBooks.com — buy "Sore" to yobareta ko
  22. 22 Un hombre llamado Dave 2003 Amazon — buy Un hombre llamado Dave Bookshop — buy Un hombre llamado Dave ThriftBooks — buy Un hombre llamado Dave eBooks.com — buy Un hombre llamado Dave
  23. 23 Help Yourself [Japanese Edition] 2003 Amazon — buy Help Yourself [Japanese Edition] Bookshop — buy Help Yourself [Japanese Edition] ThriftBooks — buy Help Yourself [Japanese Edition] eBooks.com — buy Help Yourself [Japanese Edition]
  24. 24 the privilege of youth 2004 Amazon — buy the privilege of youth ThriftBooks — buy the privilege of youth eBooks.com — buy the privilege of youth
  25. 25 Privilege of Youth, The 2004 Amazon — buy Privilege of Youth, The Bookshop — buy Privilege of Youth, The ThriftBooks — buy Privilege of Youth, The eBooks.com — buy Privilege of Youth, The
  26. 26 Der verlorene Sohn 2004 Amazon — buy Der verlorene Sohn Bookshop — buy Der verlorene Sohn ThriftBooks — buy Der verlorene Sohn eBooks.com — buy Der verlorene Sohn
  27. 27 Help Yourself for Teens 2005 Amazon — buy Help Yourself for Teens Bookshop — buy Help Yourself for Teens ThriftBooks — buy Help Yourself for Teens eBooks.com — buy Help Yourself for Teens
  28. 28 Privilege of Youth 2005 Amazon — buy Privilege of Youth Bookshop — buy Privilege of Youth ThriftBooks — buy Privilege of Youth eBooks.com — buy Privilege of Youth
  29. 29 Ayúdate a ti mismo 2005 Amazon — buy Ayúdate a ti mismo Bookshop — buy Ayúdate a ti mismo ThriftBooks — buy Ayúdate a ti mismo eBooks.com — buy Ayúdate a ti mismo
  30. 30 Moving Forward 2008 Amazon — buy Moving Forward Bookshop — buy Moving Forward ThriftBooks — buy Moving Forward eBooks.com — buy Moving Forward
  31. 31 niño Perdido 2010 Amazon — buy niño Perdido Bookshop — buy niño Perdido ThriftBooks — buy niño Perdido eBooks.com — buy niño Perdido
  32. 32 niño Sin Nombre 2010 Amazon — buy niño Sin Nombre Bookshop — buy niño Sin Nombre ThriftBooks — buy niño Sin Nombre eBooks.com — buy niño Sin Nombre
  33. 33 Unterrichtsstunde 2011 Amazon — buy Unterrichtsstunde Bookshop — buy Unterrichtsstunde ThriftBooks — buy Unterrichtsstunde eBooks.com — buy Unterrichtsstunde
  34. 34 Too Close to Me 2014 Amazon — buy Too Close to Me Bookshop — buy Too Close to Me ThriftBooks — buy Too Close to Me eBooks.com — buy Too Close to Me
  35. 35 Kids Rights 2014 Amazon — buy Kids Rights ThriftBooks — buy Kids Rights eBooks.com — buy Kids Rights
  36. 36 Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It 2015 Amazon — buy Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It Bookshop — buy Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It ThriftBooks — buy Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It eBooks.com — buy Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It
  37. 37 El Niño Perdido 2018 Amazon — buy El Niño Perdido Bookshop — buy El Niño Perdido ThriftBooks — buy El Niño Perdido eBooks.com — buy El Niño Perdido
  38. 38 Le souffre-douleur 2020 Amazon — buy Le souffre-douleur Bookshop — buy Le souffre-douleur ThriftBooks — buy Le souffre-douleur eBooks.com — buy Le souffre-douleur
  39. 39 Study Guide for Dave Pelzer's a Child Called It 2021 Amazon — buy Study Guide for Dave Pelzer's a Child Called It ThriftBooks — buy Study Guide for Dave Pelzer's a Child Called It eBooks.com — buy Study Guide for Dave Pelzer's a Child Called It
  40. 40 Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy 2022 Amazon — buy Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy ThriftBooks — buy Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy eBooks.com — buy Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 A child called "it" 1987
2 The lost boy 1994
3 A Child Called It By Dave Pelzer (Hardcover, 2000) 1995
4 A Child called "it" and, the lost boy 1995
5 bwb_KU-419-275 1997
6 A man named Dave 1999
7 Un enfant appelé «chose» 1999
8 Dave Pelzer Trilogy Boxed set 2000
9 The complete texts of A man named Dave and Help yourself 2000
10 Help Yourself 2000
11 L'ado errant 2000
12 Man Named Dave 18 Copy Dumpbin 2001
13 Help Yourself. How You Can Find Hope, Courage and Happiness 2001
14 Lost Boy 36 Copy Dumpbin 2001
15 Dave Pelzer's Life Lessons 2002
16 My story 2002
17 Man Named Dave 36 Copy Dumpbin Header 2002
18 Man Named Dave 36 Copy Backlist Dumpbin 2002
19 Help Yourself 27bk Bin 2002
20 Le moins que rien L'ado perdu 2002
21 "Sore" to yobareta ko 2002
22 Un hombre llamado Dave 2003
23 Help Yourself [Japanese Edition] 2003
24 the privilege of youth 2004
25 Privilege of Youth, The 2004
26 Der verlorene Sohn 2004
27 Help Yourself for Teens 2005
28 Privilege of Youth 2005
29 Ayúdate a ti mismo 2005
30 Moving Forward 2008
31 niño Perdido 2010
32 niño Sin Nombre 2010
33 Unterrichtsstunde 2011
34 Too Close to Me 2014
35 Kids Rights 2014
36 Too Close to Me: The Middle-Aged Consequences of Revealing a Child Called It 2015
37 El Niño Perdido 2018
38 Le souffre-douleur 2020
39 Study Guide for Dave Pelzer's a Child Called It 2021
40 Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy 2022

Dave Pelzer reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with A child called "it" (1987). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Dave Pelzer — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Dave Pelzer books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1987–2022.

What is the newest Dave Pelzer book?

Summary of Dave Pelzer's the Lost Boy, published in 2022.