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Summary: A Child and how he Survived
Review: A Child Called It is a story of Dave Pelzer's life of how he survived living through child abuse, how he was hurt, and how he had the strength to last in his world of torment. He was the third child, and he was treated the worst. He had to live in a world of torment from his mother. Could you imagine your brothers disowning you, and they treating you like nothing? His mother treated Dave like he was nothing in the world the worst thing in the world. He had nothing to sleep on except a cloth in the garage at his house. He had nothing in the world except his father. He thought his father was his hero; his father was going to save him except the father was afraid of his mother. So much so hero's.
I like this book because it had very excruciating details about what happened to Pelzer. I also liked this book because it changed the way I look at child abuse. I used to think of child abuse as your mom slapped you for not behaving but now I have read this book, and I understand the meaning of child abuse. I think what I have learned since I have read this book is that child abuse is wrong and you shouldn't do it because it can hurt some one, not only physically but mentally and now what I think of child abuse as you are constantly hitting this child, and never feeding him or her. Pelzer's case is one of the worse child abuse cases in California history yet Pelzer kept on pushing himself to survive because he wanted to show his mom how much he had felt over the years. He was going to live through the whole thing, and see his way out, and proves her wrong because the only thing that will make her really angry is showing her that Dave survived.
I think this book is a very good book and I encourage you to read this book.
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Summary: Simply Amazing
Review: David's story of a childs amazing will to live is the most heartwrenching tale imaginable. I could not put this book down until the last page was turned. As my own emotions masked that of the child inside those pages, I wept, I had hope, and even dispair as I was taken into the life of this amazing child. A must have!
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Summary: My Review
Review: Mr. Pelzer a child writes a wonderful book series. The books had many ups and downs. He pulls you into the book and it feels like you were right next to him. I think it was important for David to write this book to let other kids know they aren't the only ones that have this problem. If you read this you'll want to read it all the way through and never put it down. After reading this book I went out and bought the other 4 books that tell the rest of his story. You will definitely walk away a changed person inside. It is almost impossible to stop crying. This was truly a life changing book. Leaves you thinking an wondering what will happen next. Never a dull moment with this book. Not only is it a sad story about a mother who beats her son, but it's also a story about the courage of a boy who survives his abusive, alcoholic mother. He shows that if you try hard enough, you can survive nearly anything. One of the most amazing things about this book was that it was a true story and that David survived through it all and would tell the whole world all about it. This book should be read by kids 10 years of age and older. This book is not intended for younger kids because of the way David's mother hurts him. I think it would give little kids nightmares. This book series has 5 books as of right now.1st book in series : A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive 2nd book in series : The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family 3rd book in series : A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness 4th book in series: Help Yourself: Finding Hope, Courage, and Happiness 5th book in series: The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship I was also a victim of child abuse, ALL kinds ( emotional, phyiscal, neglect, sexual,born addicted to drugs,shaken baby sydrome ...ETC) it was during my 1st year of life and when I was in the womb,i'm now 17. The other day I was thinking if I write about my childhood , I be as successful as Mr. Dave Pelzer.
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Summary: The Struggle to Survive
Review: Sitting in the locked basement for hours all alone; cold,tired, and hungry, an abused nine year old boy named David has to sleep on an army cott with no blanket. In the book, " A Child Called It", written by David Pelzer, David has an abusive mom. When David gets punished he gets severely beaten.He even had to sit in the basement all alone without food. Would you want parents like that? I know I wouldn't.
"In the Child Called It", Mr. Pelzer a child writes a wonderful book. The book had many ups and downs. He pulls you into the book and it feels like you were right next to him. If you read "A Child Called It", you should also read "The Lost Boy" and "A Man Named Dave".
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Summary: A child trying to survive
Review: David Pelzer lived 13 terrible years in Sonoma, California. David was almost beaten to death by his alcoholic mother. He had a few good years with his family, but then his mother changed drastically. David had a shirt and pants that he had since he was 3. David only got food when his mother felt like giving it to him. He had to learn how to play his mother's heart crushing games. Could you ever imagine what it would be like to get beaten within an inch of your own life by an alcoholic mother? I think it was important for David to write this book to let other kids know they aren't the only ones that have this problem.
I think people read this book because they feel the feelings that David feels in the book, and also they have the same life style that David has, I think they are curious about the boy in this story, and the fact that it is that a true story! Now David Pelzer is an adult he tells his story because he wants everyone to know that they are not the only people who unfortunately have an abusive mother.
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Summary: Happiness, Sadness, and the Feeling of Loneliness all in one
Review: The book "The Child Called It", written by Dave Pelzer, is an inspirational story of one child's courage to survive his abusive childhood. Dave Pelzer is a young boy who is growing up in Daly City, California, 1973 in an abusive household. His mother is an emotionally unstable, and is drunk all of the time. His father is not around much, but when he is he is drunk. When Dave was a toddler his father was his hero, but now that he is drunk all of the time he is just another face in the crowd. Dave's life was not always like this. When Dave was a toddler, his family got along great and they were not drunk all of the time. When Dave got older, his mother played extremely abusive games that left Dave nearly dead. Dave was no londer considered a son, but he was now considered a slave. Dave was usually starved, but when he did get food it was scraps left over from his brothers. I would recommend this book to anyone who has either experienced child abuse or wants to learn more about it. When you read this book you will experience happiness, sadness,and the feeling of loneliness the Dave experiences. "The Child Called It" is a truly inspirational book!!
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: A "Child Called It" is by far one of the best books I'v read this year.I liked this book because it was the first book ever to make me cry.I cried because I felt bad for him.This book is about a child who gets abused by his mom.He felt like he does not fit in with his failmy.I recommend this book to people who like true stories.You hear about child abuse all the time, but you really don't know about it until you read this book.
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Summary: WoNdErFuL
Review: I read this book in two days. I couldn't take my eye's away from it and I just did a 3 page book report on it and got an A+. So I recomend this book to all people over the age of 12. Because it talks about some very serious issues.
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Summary: Why every parent should read this book
Review: I have often times wondered why adults act the way they do. Well I decided to purchase this book after seeing Dave Pelzer on the Montel Williams show. Although, I am not much of a reader. I purchased this book and read it in one day. You would be suprised as to what was done to a child by his own mother. How could she? After reading this book I went out and bought the other two books that tell the rest of his story. It was a great book as were the others. I realized when reading this book that it is not only ones actions that scare it is our words too.
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Summary: IT ......
Review: Imagine a boy in a gas chamber.A boy being beaten to unconsiousness. A boy being stabbed in the stomach. A boy being poisined and suffocated and receiving no medical attention. a boy being starved, receiving two or three mals a week. A boy being forced to sleep in a cold garage. a boy being burned over a gas stove. Little 'nazis' watching his every move. one woman with the power to control whether or not the boy lived to see another day. One man with the power to stop the woman, but never took the oppertunity.
I am not talking about a concentration camp in the second world war. i am talking about David Peltzer, the third-most abused child in California. In his autobiography, A Child Called It, he tells of his fight for life against his mother.
This is a wondreful and inspirational book to read. I have never seen 'sad' so good. And if you finish it, and still want more, there are sequels!
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