A Child Called ItA Child Called It

A story about a courageous child and his struggle with being abused by his mom.

“ “A Child Called It” is about a young boy who is A Child Called It” is about a young boy who is not only excessively bullied in school but not only excessively bullied in school but abused and treated wrongly. It shows the abused and treated wrongly. It shows the struggles that the young boy experienced struggles that the young boy experienced during his childhood. David is abused and during his childhood. David is abused and mistreated so badly that it is disturbing to the mistreated so badly that it is disturbing to the reader. The story takes you on a journey into reader. The story takes you on a journey into his life as an abused child. his life as an abused child.

Dave Pelzer was abused by Dave Pelzer was abused by his mother. He talks about his his mother. He talks about his hatred toward his mom hatred toward his mom because of some of the things because of some of the things she did to him. His painful she did to him. His painful memories of abuse includes memories of abuse includes his mother burning him on a his mother burning him on a stove, making him eat scraps stove, making him eat scraps from the trash, and forcing him from the trash, and forcing him to inhale and swallow cleaning to inhale and swallow cleaning chemicals. Dave goes chemicals. Dave goes through suffering and pain and through suffering and pain and sometimes would even doubt sometimes would even doubt that he would that he would survive. survive.

His detailed writing allows His detailed writing allows the readers to take a closer the readers to take a closer look inside of his home look inside of his home which he refers to as “The which he refers to as “The House”. Use of alcohol by House”. Use of alcohol by his mother led to more his mother led to more severe violence and severe violence and punishment. Dave had punishment. Dave had one of the worse cases of one of the worse cases of child abuse in California’s child abuse in California’s history. When he was history. When he was rescued he was only 68 rescued he was only 68 pounds, had been stabbed, pounds, had been stabbed, force to eat his own vomit force to eat his own vomit and drink ammonia and and drink ammonia and Clorox.Clorox.

Even though he suffered harsh abuse, Dave always Even though he suffered harsh abuse, Dave always went to school. His abuse for a long time was not went to school. His abuse for a long time was not noticed by anyone at the school. Finally it was noticed by anyone at the school. Finally it was discovered and later reported to the police. That was discovered and later reported to the police. That was the first step to gaining his freedom from his mother the first step to gaining his freedom from his mother

A social worker came to rescue him from the A social worker came to rescue him from the torture his mother was putting him through. torture his mother was putting him through. Dave Pelzer was placed in foster care and that Dave Pelzer was placed in foster care and that was the beginning of his new life. He found a was the beginning of his new life. He found a home where he was loved. home where he was loved.

I highly recommend this book because its I highly recommend this book because its inspirational to all the people that are against inspirational to all the people that are against and may have been abused. It proves that and may have been abused. It proves that courage and willingness can take you through courage and willingness can take you through the worst of times in life. This story is one of the the worst of times in life. This story is one of the best sellers in the New York Times.best sellers in the New York Times.

DAVE PELZER