Book written by Dave Pelzer This book report is based on the book A Child Called It‚ Written by Dave Pelzer. This paperback edition was published in 2000 by Orion Books Ltd‚ and is copyrighted 1995 by Dave Pelzer. The book A Child Called It was written by Dave Pelzer. Dave Pelzer is famous for his books about his life The Lost Boy‚ A Man Named Dave‚ My story and A Child Called It. Dave has worked hard to overcome the obstacles of his childhood to become a better and productive person of society
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A Child Called “It” by David Pelzer is his own autobiography of his life as a child being abused by his alcoholic mother‚ Catherine Roerva Pelzer‚ who isolates him from the family‚ then abuses him‚ and nearly killed him through starvation‚ poisoning‚ and once stabbing him. Since Mother starved him for days‚ he began to steal food in order to survive‚ and when she finds out he has stolen food‚ she abuses him with her own “games”. Dave reflects on the “good times” in his childhood‚ because Mother was
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A Child Called It is a true story written by Dave Pelzer. It’s about the horrifying abuse he went through as a child‚ written in his child perspective. This novel expressed the desperation Dave felt in his adolescent‚ and the violence that was inflicted upon him. This is along with his constant battle with hunger and starvation caused by his mother. Pelzer made this book powerful by his use of tone‚ imagery and motifs in which he exhibited throughout the novel. This allowed the readers to really
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“A Child Called It” is a heart wrenching‚ page turner‚ must read‚ novel. Child abuse is such an important issue that needs to be spoken about‚ and that is just what this author did. The author of this novel‚ Dave Pelzer describes his own cruel life that he was subjected to from such an early age. It becomes obvious‚ very quick into the reading‚ that the author certainly went through great trauma. The visual imagery Pelzer shares‚ such as being forced to eat his own vomit‚ swallow soap‚ surviving
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In this book‚ a struggling teenage boy named Dave Pelzer that in his childhood years‚ got abused by his alcoholic mother and sent to foster care‚ was trying to put his life together before he turns 18 and gets sent out to the world alone without any support or money. Dave soon drops out of highschool wanting to join the Air Force‚ so he applies to become a fireman like his father once was. Unfortunately‚ Dave suffers from setbacks in the Air Force and eventually gets transferred to California where
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An Extraordinary Man A man named‚ Dave Pelzer appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show‚ telling his life story that his mentally disturbed alcoholic mother mentally and physically abused him. Dave was determined to better himself‚ no matter the odds. He enlisted in the air force. In addition‚ has won several prestigious awards through out his life. Dave is an author of several inspirational books and a motivational speaker. Dave Pelzer is an excellent author and extraordinary human being. His inspirational
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Dave Peltzer the author of "The Lost Boy" tells his story from the time he left his abusive mother and alcoholic father‚ through his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention‚ and how he eventually made it into the Air Force. He was a defiant‚ rebellious boy who‚ despite his background and personality‚ managed to endear himself to many guardians‚ social workers‚ and teachers. Pelzer writes in an honest‚ sometimes rambling‚ style; he is never bitter‚ and his story will find many sympathetic
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A Child Called "It" is an autobiography written by Dave Pelzer‚ it is about his extreme mental and physical abuse as a kid. His abuse begun around the age of 4‚ but he didn’t get out of his torture until the age of twelve. In the book he tells us multiple‚ terrifying stories from his childhood. He tells about how his mom changed from a caring‚ warm mother into an abusive‚ cold-hearted alcoholic. You get to witness these horrific tales‚ however you are also able to so see how much courage this
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A Child Called “It” Research Paper Michelle Smythe cgilrichard@yahoo.com Tuesday EDUC 571 S. Rudinsky 10-9-2012 Research Paper 1 Child abuse. The words on its own sound horrific! According to the Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) amended by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 (Childhelp.org October 2010)‚ it defines child abuse and neglect as‚ at the minimum the following: Any
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The book‚ A Child Called It‚ by Dave Pelzer is an astonishing inside look at the life of an abused and neglected child. His journey allows the reader to see a horrible situation through the eyes of a helpless child‚ and has a profound impact on the emotions of his audience. After reading this book I felt compelled to read a bit more about the subject of child abuse and neglect. I have reviewed three different articles‚ which can be compared and contrasted with the writings of Pelzer. The articles
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