A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive

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Summary: "Compelling"
Review: When I read this book, I was astounded. I could not believe what David went through. He went through hell.He makes you realize that your minor problems are nothing compared to his life. This book gives you the strength to go on. When you read this book, you feel what he is feeling at that moment in this life. You express fright and joy with him. I read this book twice, before I went to get the sequel. There is a third book, I can't wait to go get it. I recommend this book to everyone!! You will not be able to put it down.

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Summary: This book gives out so many emotions you never knew you had
Review: This book helped me understand the point of view other innocent children have to cope with pain. The children don't choose there parents God chooses them. He got that particular faimily to tell people how sick people really are. I am not a parent but I have a nephew that is a year old. I would not ever let anything happen to him even if it was his own mother hurting him. When I read this book I put my nephew in his spot and it made me hurt. How could someone do that to a child. That question goes through your mind evey time you read about the abuse he goes through. If you have a child and you are hurting your baby you really need help because if you are really that sick you can kill you child emotionaly. This book will fill you with rage and make you just want to jump in as a character and tell the abusive person off. Take a chance with this book and tell your friends and family about it.

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Summary: brilliant and sad
Review: This Story touched me deep inside it made me cry and angry david showed courage and had faith standing up to his "monster" mother my collegues who also read this book felt the same way couldnt put it down till it was done and could'nt wait to read more about david and his triumphs and failures.we rooted for him when he was safe and cried for him when he could'nt. In my eyes he is a hero.This book tells the reality of child abuse .

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Summary: this book was a eye opener of child abuse in our society.
Review: i believe this book to be one of the best ever written. it has really opened my eyes to the abuse around me. i never thought it could happen in my town. it has really been a life changing expierence i could never make it through what he did i would have died. after reading this book and seeing the terror i thank god that my parents are good people. i would love to get more involved in the war against child abuse

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Summary: amazing story with questionable writing
Review: I found the story behind A Child Called It to be an amazing one, truly one of the most provocative and startling accounts of an abusive family i've ever seen. However the writing techniqe used by the author was distractingly amatourish. Overall I would say that to read this book you should be fully prepared to weep and writhe in anger however I can't help but think how much more effective the story would be if written by another writer.

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Summary: The beginning of a very unfortunate life.
Review: Mr. Pelzer has written an interesting, sad, well written book on his abuse as a child at the hands of his family. A good read.

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Summary: This is a realy good book to read.
Review: I think that evey one shold get the cance to read this book because it shows that some children do get abuse within there home and no one hardly notices it. It made me cry to think that some one could be so mean to a child that has not done anything.

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Summary: A tribute to the strength of the human spirit.
Review: A book about the raw horror of child abuse. However, this book was not only about David Pelzer's abuse and the people who chose "not to get involved". It is also about the people who cared, the kindness he encountered and how those people made a difference in his life. To all those readers put off by the grammer, the questions left unanswered, all I can say is GET OVER YOURSELVES. A person would have to be completely oblivious, simple and overly impressed with themselves to come out of this book complaining about the grammer. It was a real-life account, real life doesn't always cross the t's and dot the i's. As for the people complaining about the unanswered questions; you assume Mr. Pelzer knows the answers to those questions, perhaps he does not and never will. He shows the strength of the human spirit to overcome great adversity as well as the importance one kindness can have in the life of another. I was on the fence about becoming a foster parent, or an adoptive parent prior to reading this book. Once finished, there was no question in my mind that I will become a foster/adoptive parent. I intend to make a difference in the future of another person's life....the critics can keep correcting the grammer, they miss the big picture.

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Summary: A very powerful and moving book
Review: This is an excellent book that is impossible to put down once who have begun. I will recommend it to many of my junior high students and fellow teachers - it should be required reading!

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Summary: This book showed me a lot of things
Review: I usually don't read books but I had to read a bestseller in my 12th grade English class and my mom brought A Child Called It home one day. I was so mad because I hate reading but I forced myself to do it anyway. I could not put the book down once I started reading it. I just kept on wanting to know what was going to happen to Dave. I found myself bringing it to work with me and even my co-workers were reading it when I wasn't. It was such a sad story but it was also at the same time very interesting and it kept mr reading it. I always are up the night before the book report is due reading the book but i finished the book in a week. I recommend this book to anybody especially people who don't really enjoy reading but need to read for an assignment or who want to start reading, it will get you started.