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.
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.