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Summary: Set You Free
Review: The Truth shall set you free in this tell all honest look into the life of a child of abuse.This memoir is one of the best I have read. Filled with emotions. The worst case of abuse,child abuse.. This book delves into the mind and in to the pain that he have had to live with similar to that of the reality based/courageous 'NIGHTMARES ECHO',is poignant like that of 'RUNNING WITH SCISSORS', and a sorrowful like that of 'FINDING FISH'. This is a must read book!!
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Summary: the story of a kids Survival in a hell house with out help
Review: This book was a book that caught my intentions in the beging. It showed that people can be abused and go undected by a mother telling lies. This book is a book that you will get hooked on and will make you cry by a boy you was trying to survive in life with out the help of family members. It is a book for kids who want to find out how other kids are treated at home. I woul recomend this book for teens at the age of 13. It is a great book. this wil also tell how the boy wil surrive
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Summary: A Heartbreaking Story
Review: This book is really heartbreaking. To know that something like this was based on a true story is really sad. I don't understand how someone could be so cruel to his or her own child. If you want to read a story that would really make you appreciate your parents or even your children I recommend that you read the book A Child Called "IT" because it will make you think.
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Summary: Mindblowing could not put it down
Review: This book could change your life. Nearly all of my friends and family and co-workers have now read it. This is a true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse in Califonia history. It is so shocking that it is required reading in many college programs for social workers. I am more than troubled by the reviews below, as they lack intelligence. If you are looking a literay work, read Hemmingway, if you are looking for a book that will open your eyes to a whole new world that you did not know existed, or did not want to know, this is the book for you.
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Summary: I felt the pain of daivid!
Review: I read this book and i could feel the burn,feel the stab,and feel the hits!
I hope nothing like that happens!He gets abused,stabbed,starved.
A Child Called "It" should win a neberry medal!
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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: (...)A Child Called It is about a boy named Dave, Dave is the Black Sheep of the family and is constantly abused by his mother. Everyday throughout his childhood is a fight to survive. (...) Evaluation: I thought that this book was really good. I don?t read very much, unless it is for a project or required. My sister who reads a lot recommended this book to me and she told me that this would be one of the best books I ever read. As I started reading this book I found that it is really hard to set down. It seemed interesting at first but as I kept reading it became better and better. For me it is usually really hard to find a book that interests me. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a reader or is not.
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Summary: A Child Called "It"
Review: This novel was a true stomach churner. Reading the ways a mother abuses her own son was a hard thing to do. To see in text, and then in my imagination, the pain this boy must have felt brought a tear to my eye. Hoping that as soon as possible someone, anyone, would say something to the police to stop the abuse was always on my mind. Knowing that there are children even today that are being abused is bone chilling. This novel really brought that fact into my head. Wanting to help children, even if that just means bringing a smile to their face to getting them out of an abusive situation, is something this book really makes you think about. All in all, this book was a great book. I ranked it at a 4.5 out of 5.
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Summary: Good book-Easy Read
Review: Just finished this book in about a week-which is good for me. Very easy read but very disturbing. I can't imagine what this child had to go thru and it's amazing he lived to tell about it. At times, however, I felt as if I could beleive all that was happening. I know that child abuse is severe and horrible, but for some reason, I had doubts throughout this book. Felt kind of guilty not believing everything that he went through but that's just my take. Well worth the read and I look forward to reading his other 2 books.
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Summary: A very Good Book
Review: A Child Called 'It' Health Communications Inc.,1995, $9.95,153 pages
Dave Pelzer ISBN# 1-55874-266-9 Could you imagine not eating for days? Then, when you finally get your hands on whatever scrap of leftover food you could find, getting severely punished for it? It doesn't seem very fair, but for a young boy, David Pelzer, this was the case. I even had tears come to my eyes as I read his vivid descriptions of the torturous one on one accounts with his sick, crazy mother.
Overall, I thought this was a good book. Although, as I read some of these things his mother did to him or had him do, I somewhat felt as if he could have exaggerated a bit. I may be wrong, but I just know that I wouldn't be able to tell these accounts in full detail as he did. This was a real page turner. I did not want to put it down.
However, it represents the many, many children all over the world who this has happened to. They can't find the courage to speak out and let their voice be heard. This book is a real inspirational piece. It gives a lot of sickening details, but without them , you wouldn't get the full affect.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes real-life stories and are able to handle it. This gives you a whole different view on many different issues. I had not realized how lucky I was until I read this book. I give it four stars.
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Summary: "Heart-wrenching"
Review: The book, "A Child Called It", is the autobiographical account of author Dave Pelzer's childhood abuse by his alcoholic mother. This heart-wrenching story, told through the eyes of the child, will leave the reader mortified at the torture he endured. It is a rollar coaster ride of human emotion that you will not be able to put down. The reader will be inspired by the amazing courage of this young boy in his struggle to survive. This is one of those books that will forever change the way you view human nature. I would recommend it to children in grades eight and up. Because of the vivid descriptions of abuse and the sadistic nature of his mother, parents should probably read the book with yunger children. Can't wait to read the next two books in the trilogy, "The Lost Boy" and "A Man Named Dave".
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