NEWS SOURCE: Pelzer Corporation

PLYMOUTH, Mass. /Send2Press Newswire/ — Pelzer Corp. annonced this week the sale of world rights (excluding U.S. rights) of the sequel to the #1 international Best Selling and New York Times Best Selling Hardcover Non-Fiction book “A Brother’s Journey” (ISBN 0-4465-3368-8; $21.95 Time Warner New York) entitled “A Teenager’s Journey” to Time Warner UK, with publication January 2006.

Pelzer Corp. is a Boston South Shore based company dedicated to heighten the awareness and prevention of child abuse through education and public involvement and donates the “Journey” series to schools throughout the country.

Editorial Director Barbara Daniel of Time Warner Books Group UK completed the acquisition February 2005. Time Warner Book Group UK consists of Little Brown, Time Warner Books, Virago, Abacus, Orbit and Atom.

Time Warner UK purchased world rights excluding United States rights. For information concerning the availability of U.S. rights / film rights contact Schiavone Literary Agency (561) 966-9294 or profschia @ aol.com.

The “Journey” series was created more than twenty years ago by author Richard Pelzer and was only recently released for publication as a result of the author’s ability to finally talk about the real life of the Daly City, California Pelzer family. A previous publication entitled “A Child Called IT” (Health Communications 1996) partially describes one of the most abusive households in California’s history.

About Richard Pelzer

Author Richard Pelzer has been secured by several organizations as a quest speaker of child abuse prevention and awareness. Scheduled for fundraisers in several states, Pelzer prioritizes State and Federal Child welfare and Protective Services, public and private schools and non-profit organizations designed to assist young children to seek and obtain guidance throughout the country and organizations internationally.

Pelzer created a privately held corporation in 2004 with the goal of assisting teens, young adults and young parents find solutions and resources for child abuse prevention and awareness. Born in 1965 in Daly City California Richard Pelzer was one of five boys who lived the nightmare of child abuse that the world later learned of in the acclaimed book “A Child Called IT” written by one of Richard’s brothers.

“A Child Called IT” (ISBN: 1558743669 – HCI 1995) told in part of the horrific life lead by the Pelzer family in the 1970’s. Richard Pelzer completes the missing pieces with the “Journey” series and provides the rest of the story.

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NEWS SOURCE: Pelzer Corporation | Published: 2005-03-24 12:13:00


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