Candace Garrett Miss Kesler A Child Called “It” 10 September 2010 3‚627‚803 children are reported to Child Protective Services yearly in the United States. One of the worst child abuse cases in California’s history came to an end on March 5‚ 1973‚ when Dave Pelzer entered foster care. Dave begins his incredible story as an abused child in just one of his book series called A Child Called "It." This heartrending story tells of one boy’s courage to survive‚ as it is easy to read but not so easy
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Author: Dave Pelzer Title: A Child Called It Genre: Non- Fiction – Memoir Audience: Older - mid teens - adults A Child Called It is a very moving and unbelievable journey of a young boy (David Pelzer) who manages to somehow survive his mother’s unpredictable and torturous games. A Child Called It‚ the first of the three covers his life as a child 4 to 12 years. The book is brilliantly written and full of suspense it’s as if your eyes are glued to the page.
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Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable‚ alcoholic mother. A mother who played tortuous‚ unpredictable games; games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother’s games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son‚ but a slave; and no longer
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A child called it book report Title: A child called “it”. Pages read: 180 Author: David Pelzer Pages in book: 180 1. David Pelzer is the author of this autobiography. David suffers severe child abuse at the hands of Mother. He overcomes remarkable odds and survives unthinkable torture. Catherine Roerva Pelzer - David’s mother. A complete alcoholic and always punishes David for being a ‘bad boy’. Stephan Joseph Pelzer - David’s
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The main characters were a little boy in fifth grade named David who was a child that was abused since he was in about second grade. This story started to take place on March 5‚ 1973 in Dale City‚ California. It further continued on as the main character gets older. There’s a little boy named David that gets beaten daily. His father is a fireman so he’s always gone. David’s mother had two other sons and treats them good. Then there’s David. The mother treats him like nothing. She rarely ever feeds
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Jerome Gatchalian CD 4 - Parenting Ms. Padilla November 16‚ 2010 A Child Called "It" - Book Reflection First of all‚ I am not a big fan of reading books‚ but this is one book that is hard to put down. I would recommend it‚ not only for parents but for people who works with children as well. This book is very informative and will give its readers a whole new level of appreciation for their children. A Child Called "It" is a very inspiring story of a young boy who grew up with an abusive mother
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“A Child called it” Book Review In the autobiography “A child called it” written by Dave Pelzer is a timeline of Dave’s life as a young child and demonstrates the abuse he went to before he is rescued. This book was released in 1995‚ he has written 15 other books 3 of his books are a sequel to “a child called it”. This book show the devastating and disgusting events in one of the most severe child abuse cases in Californian history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer‚ who was brutally beaten and starved
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A Child Called It A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer. Dave was a survivor of the third worst case of child abuse in California history. He has recapped no some of his abuse in this book. David’s story was so sad but interesting cause of all the things that has happened. I would recommend this book to other people because it puts your life in a different prospective. The setting of this story is mainly at his house and his school. There are 5 main characters in this story and that is his
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The book I read was `A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer. The book is an autobiography of Pelzer. He writes about his struggle to stay alive in a home where he is treated like a slave and an animal. The book begins with the people at Dave’s school finally report Dave and his condition to the authorities. Then he tells us about his past when he still lived in a happy‚ normal family. Dave had a mother‚ father and 2 older brothers. While his Father is at work as a fire fighter‚ his mother turns to alcohol
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A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and at some point lost hope in his dreams and doubted the humanity of mankind‚ but in the end because of his strong will he was able to overcome his problems and make a better life for himself. When Dave was younger him and his brothers‚ Ronald and Stan were happy in a normal family with a loving mom and dad‚ but as years passed things started to change. Dave’s parents became alcoholics
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