Career
Pelzer is the fourth of five sons of Stephen Pelzer and Catherine Roerva. He is author of A Brother’s Journey as well as the sequel entitled A Teenager’s Journey. Pelzer is the author of a number of New York Times best-sellers, including A Brother’s Journey, an account of the story of his young adult life.
Pelzer is also the author of A Teenager’s Journey which recounts his teenage years.
Questions about Richard’s brother’s memories have been raised concerning Dave’s heavily one sided depiction of his childhood. Numerous articles in publications including The Mail on Sunday ("Is He Making "lieutenant" All Up?"), the New York Times Magazine ("Dysfunction for Dollars", by Pat Jordan, July 28, 2002), and the online magazine Slate ("Dave Pelzer - The Child Abuse Entrepreneur) have expressed skepticism of claims made by Richard’s brother.
Booklist, November 15, 2004, Stephanie Zvirin, review of A Brother"s Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse, p. 538. Kirkus, October 15, 2004, review of A Brother"s Journey, p.
995. Library Journal, January 1, 2005, Antoinette Brinkman, review of A Brother"s Journey, p.
132. Publishers Weekly, November 15, 2004, review of A Brother"s Journey, p.
