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

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Summary: A book that will be read from cover to cover in one sitting.
Review: Being a father of 3 small boys, reading this book almost brought me to tears. What a brave and determined young man David was to stand up to this abuse and not allow this evil to take him over. Although many questions were unanswered, I still felt it was a powerful book that should be read by all!

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Summary: An abused Child who just wants to survive
Review: This book was a very inspiring book.David was an abused child.Everyday he had to go through the miserble life he was living.He had to go through the evil games his mother made him play.David had to learn to survive without help from no one not even hid dad.David was just one of the children who had to go through this miserble life.Millions of children have to live this everyday.(This book was one of the best and most emotional book I ever read)

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Summary: A difficult book to read.
Review: I am so glad I borrowed the book from the library. I do not want to own this book. The author needs to tell the whole story. Why can't we know what happen to his mother & father? Why was David the abused child? I continued reading the story only because I wanted to learn how the authorities dealt with the parents. No, I am not an sheltered person who is not aware of the horrors of child abuse. I am an elementary school teacher in an inner city school. The story needs/should be told but in its entirety.

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Summary: A book To read
Review: I read "The Child Called It" and "Lost Boy" Dave Pelzer is a man that deserves a lot of credit, this book was wonderful. It touched my heart and soul, I cried for him and for his experiances, it was wonderful and I recommend it to anyone that thinks life is a drag.. or anyone at all

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Summary: This trilogy series will make you want to hug your child.
Review: This book is about an extreme case of abuse. It's the first book of three. This is a true life account of what Dave Pelzer went through. This first installment had me angry, crying, & then hopeful for the child,even though I knew that it would end up ok because he's the one writing the book. This book takes you into the world of Dave Pelzer so much that you feel that there is no hope for him. It pulls at your heartstrings & makes you wonder "How could a mother do that to her child?" also you wonder "Why she chose him?". I strongly recommend this series to social workers or those in the Human Services field. It helps you understand what the child is going through, even after the abuse & he is trying to live a normal life. You can see so many of the same characteristics in the children you work with & it helps you understand their thinking a little.

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Summary: I think this book was so sad! I loved it!
Review: I think this was a great book but it is not fair to get abused if you don't deserve it! The cops should put those kind of people away for a long long time! Even though David's mother mad sometimes she shouldnt have taken it all on David. This book brought so many tears to my eyes! I was so happy when I read that the mother acctualy excepted David into her family!

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Summary: This book is a inspiration!!!
Review: This book was a tear jeker! It was an inspiration to kids alike to know they aren't the only ones that were treated this way for no particular reason. David Pelzer gave an assembly at the Norwalk High School. I loved his speech and would love him to come back next year.

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Summary: Pelzer displays a courage that we only dream of exhibiting
Review: David hides from the hardened hand of his vicious mother while never submitting to her torture. A Child Called IT tells the true story of a boy who withstands unimaginable physical and mental violence from a mother who had previously loved and cherished him. What happened to force such a change in behavior? David struggles with this questions while enduring a broken arm, being submerged in ice cold bath water, and being forced to eat his own vomit. Through all of the torment, the true strength of the human spirit begins to emerge. David's constant refusal to allow his mother to win drives his life and belief that someday he will be saved. Abandoned by a spineless father who withers in the mother's presence, David is foced to fend for himself. Not even his own brothers offer a hand to help. He fishes through the garbage for scraps of spoiled food and steals lunches from his classmates at school just to receive the basics for human survival. In the end, it was his courage and determination, combined with a caring school nurse and several teachers, that saved David from the suffering. A Child Called IT is simply a must read for those who want and need to be affected by a novel. The book will cast images upon the mind that will never leave. You will find yourself rooting for the boy and loathing all who cross him. Allow yourself the opportunity to read a piece that will change you view on the world and jump start your belief in the human spirit.

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Summary: Horrific story that leaves many unanswered questions
Review: I just finished reading "A Boy Called It" & was horrified by the abuse David Pelzer suffered at the hands of his mother. But what even disturbed me more was the shameless & cowardly behavior of his father. Too many questions were left unanswered. What happened in his mother's life to make her suddenly change her ways & become so abusive? What eventually happens to his parents? Why was he the only child to be abused in such a horrific manner? I am told these questions are left unanswered in the sequel as well. I, myself, would like some closure to this story. I commend Dave on his triumphant escape, physically & spiritually,from his world of hate. I too need to come to terms with the events in the story & the only way would be by getting the answers to my questions. I hope Dave's last book in the triology will do just that.

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Summary: I found this book to be thought provoking and insightful.
Review: After reading this book, I realized how I have basically wasted most of my life on things that seemed important at the time. I reflected a great deal about my life and my role as a mother. It made me think about my two children and the importance of nuturing them and help them build character. Mr. Pelzer is such an inspiration to others who don't believe in themselves. I think he has addressed such an important issue that even today, people don't want to think about. A lot of the facts in the book were disturbing to read, but once you realize that the point is not to shock you, but to give a realistic view about child abuse, you understand the value of this book. I am in Elementary Education, and this book is one I would recommend to teachers and anyone who works with children on a daily basis.