ðə lˈɔst bˈɔɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ɪz ðə sˈɛkənd ɪnstˈɔːlmənt əvə tɹˈɪlədʒi ʌv bˈʊks wˌɪtʃ dᵻpˈɪkt ðə lˈaɪf ʌv dˈeɪvɪd pˈɛlzɚ, hˌuː æz ɐ jˈʌŋ bˈɔɪ wʌz fˈɪzɪkli, ɪmˈoʊʃənəli, mˈɛntəli, ænd saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkli ɐbjˈuːzd baɪ hɪz əbsˈɛsɪv mˈʌðɚ.
The Lost Boy (1997) is the second installment of a trilogy of books which depict the life of David Pelzer, who as a young boy was physically, emotionally, mentally, and psychologically abused by his obsessive mother.