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Summary: Incredible!
Review: Dave describes unimaginable treatment at the hands of his mother. It is a miracle that this man survived his horrendous childhood. You would think that Dave would have tuned into an axe murderer, but no! He turned tremendous negative into positive, and seems to have turned out to be a really cool guy! I've read all four of Dave's books and I highly recommend all of them. My suggestion would be that you start with "A Child Called It" first and move through the rest of the books in order. His is an incredible journey.
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Summary: My Thoughts
Review: My thoughts about this book were good because this book grabbed my attention and the book was based on someone's childhood growing up. "Character's": I didn't like the mother she didn't treat her children equally and the father was always busy working, he was stupid to let his wife be in charge and not to stick up for son, especially when he knew what was going on.
The reason I like this book was because when I read this story he makes you feel like you were in his shoes. It's also based on something true and you get disappointed about the things his mother would do when (no one) especially his father wasn't around at first.
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Summary: This Book is "It"
Review: A Child Called "It" is an awesome book. Its shows you how Child Abuse was kept in secret and not mentioned. However it happened so often and every one at least had an idea, but they ignored their gut feeling, not realizing that David Pelzer's life was at the mercy of his mother. She was a sick lady and seeing her son suffer because of her fulfilled her sick pleasures.
However, although so many sad events happened in David's life, he remained hopeful and it worked out for the better eventually. I guess the moral in the story is that when you believe in yourself, it doesn't matter who doesn't believe in you, you can do whatever you want to do.
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Summary: A Great Book!
Review: A Child Called "It" is an intense book. It brings on a lot of emotion and thought and even disbelief. If you thought other real life stories were good wait until you read A Child Called "It". This four year old boy is amazing to live the life he had. With his mother constantly manipulating him telling him he is "nothing", merely a boy she wished she'd never had. When his mother gets carried away with her cruel "punishments" will he survive? Will he have the physical but most importantly mental strength to go through with it? Find out in this amazing story of David Pelzer once known as the child called "It"
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Summary: The Truth
Review: ''A Child Called It'' was a great book that covered the abuse of a young California boy. I think that it is a great book that is for the mature teen audience. I think that while you read the book you will grow to feel for Davod and grow angry with his mother after every page. I love the book because it shows how bad a child could really be beaten and abused compared to the life of a normal child. It is emotional, and now for the kid to be living, a grown man with a son! This book is the truth behind child abuse in it's worst. I don't think it could get any worse than that abuse covered in ''A Child Called It''. This is a must read book so get the chance and read it!
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Summary: A Child Called "It"
Review: I would recommend this book to people bacause it teaches you a lot of things, to me it taught me how to be a good parent bacause after you read this book it would probably affect you like it has affected me, when you read page after page and if your a parent or soon to be parent your going to see the cruelty in this family how the mother of this boy abuses him hits him makes him do chores doesn't let him eat food she does give him foo but leftovers stuff that a person would give their dog your a going to automatically think that this lady is really sick in the book she never showed love for him you never read the words "I Love You" in this book but the thing this sick lady doesn't see that kids need extended love someone that would care about them as i write more and more you can see how this book has affected me in so many ways the only thing is when i have my children im going to give them all the LOVE they need love that no one would ever see.
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Summary: The Review you must read.
Review: I remember when I read this book called The Child called "IT", it was for one of my classes in New Britian High school. I must say that this book is really good, I really enjoyed it. The book is about a young boy named David Pelzer that went throught child abuse. He had brothers and they were not abused so it was not a fair thing, there was just something about him that his mom did not like. The book will shock people, but people need to know about whats going on in this world. Well to me, I think that everyone should read this book.
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Summary: Idiots in San Jose CA
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This book is moving and truer words were never spoken by the reviewer that stated the book will stay with you forever. To imagine one human being going through so many atrocities at the hands of the one person that they should be able to count on in life (their mother) is unbelievable and I marvel at the strength of David Pelzer. Highly recommended read.
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Summary: One childs courage to survive
Review: Child called "It"
An autobiography
By: Dave Pelzer This story is about David, his mother Catherine Roerva, his two brothers Ronald and Stan, and his father Steven. This story tells you about David's survival and how he was terribly abused by his mother. The story describes his life from ages 4 to 12. David was the youngest of 3, and he was treated like a slave. He rarely got food, new clothes, he had to sleep in the garage, and he had to do everything around the house. His mother abused David and hated him. She referred to him as "It". All the wile she was treating his brothers like angles, she would let them do anything. She loved them but not David. His father tried to help David but his mother would never let him. Some times he would sneak food to him. His father started to drink and come home late because he didn't like the way David and him were being treated. Finally David's father left the family because he couldn't take it anymore. After his father left his mother treated David even more poorly. One of the experiences David tells of was when the family went camping and his dad and brothers wanted to go out and play but David's mother wouldn't let him go with his father and brothers. While they were gone she tried to burn him by picking him up and holing him over the HOT stove, David kicked his mother to the ground and then just as she was going to do it again his dad and brothers walked in. They never knew about what had happened.
Another experience he described was when his mother stabbed him. She threatened to kill him as she picked up a knife. David knew she wouldn't really. She had been threatening him all week. She was yelling at him and started to rock back and forth David knew that she was going to fall flat on her face. Then when she finally feel David saw something out of the corner of his eye fly out of her hand. And next thing he new there was a pain just above his stomach. The story describes David's life between the ages 4 and 12. And the never-ending abuse from his mother, and his fathers inability to help or intervene. His brothers learned to hate him also because of his mother. It is a good book for children and adults to read because everyone should know about child abuse and how to help. And signs on how you can recognize when someone is being abused. It is easy to read and will capture your interest. The book does contain some mature language. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: A Boy's Struggle
Review: A Child Called "It" by David Pelzer is a wonderful taste of real life. David the young boy in this book falls victim to child abuse. His mother who was once a thoughtful and caring is now a little boy's worst nightmare. A Child Called "It" is based on a true story of David Pelzer life. The mother does many evil things to David, for example David's Mother refuses to feed him. She forces him to throw up to see if David has been a "bad boy".
A Child Called "It" is a book that makes you want to read more and more. You find your self not wanting to put the book down, because you want to know what horrible thing David's mother thinks of next. The book keeps you on your toes through the whole story. It is an eye opening experience into child abuse. It makes you think about why people could be so cruel to children.
I absolutely cherished this story. I read this book in 3 days, because I couldn't put it down! I thought that A Child Called "It" was a real tearjerker. I can't possibly imagine what this little boy had to go through. I couldn't believe the horrendous things that David's mother thought up to do to him! I think you will be surprised at how David's life turned out. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a moving story. I personally loved this book! I know everyone who reads this will need a box of Kleenex.
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