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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Surviveby: Dave Pelzer  List Price: $11.95 Amazon.com's Price: $9.56 You Save: $2.39 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 362.76092 EAN: 9781558743663 ISBN: 1558743669 Label: HCI Manufacturer: HCI Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 195 Publication Date: September 01, 1995 Publisher: HCI Studio: HCI Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: David J. Pelzer's mother, Catherine Roerva, was, he writes in this ghastly, fascinating memoir, a devoted den mother to the Cub Scouts in her care, and somewhat nurturant to her children--but not to David, whom she referred to as "an It." This book is a brief, horrifying account of the bizarre tortures she inflicted on him, told from the point of view of the author as a young boy being starved, stabbed, smashed face-first into mirrors, forced to eat the contents of his sibling's diapers and a spoonful of ammonia, and burned over a gas stove by a maniacal, alcoholic mom. Sometimes she claimed he had violated some rule--no walking on the grass at school!--but mostly it was pure sadism. Inexplicably, his father didn't protect him; only an alert schoolteacher saved David. One wants to learn more about his ordeal and its aftermath, and now he's written a sequel, The Lost Boy, detailing his life in the foster-care system. Though it's a grim story, A Child Called "It" is very much in the tradition of Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul and the many books in that upbeat series, whose author Pelzer thanks for helping get his book going. It's all about weathering adversity to find love, and Pelzer is an expert witness. Product Description: This book chronicles 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 a boy, but an "it." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - a child called itThis book should be a required reading book for all teachers children and parents in that order. Then it should be required for all children welfare workers. Childrens councelors should also read this as most truly dont know how to councel the children they work with. I am making all my family read it. Thank you for printing it. Carrie Rating:  - Very interesting and very brave of him to tell his story. Very easy read.You just feel so much hatred for his mother, but so sorry for him. Glad he lived to tell his story. Recommend all children read it. Rating: - Highly Recommend!I bought the trilogy I simply could not put the books down! I highly recommend them! Rating: - A Child Called 'It'"A Child Called `It' is a true story about a young boy named Dave Pelzer who was harshly treated by his emotionally unstable alcoholic mother. He had to go through the worst things because his mother was alone all day at home and would come up with new punishing "games" to entertain herself. He was allowed to eat food only if he finished washing the dishes in 20 minutes. Several times Dave had to swallow ammonia for stealing food. Most of the time, Dave did not even know what he was punished for. ... Read More Rating: - WOW! I got this book delivered to me at work, I left work at 5pm, got home by 6pm and started reading this book. I read it all by 1 am the next morning. I could NOT put it down. It was the unbelelivable acts of a parent(s) that I was tyring to justify. I thought..somewhere in this book I would find the answer or that this abuse would subside or lessen the gruesomeness of it all. But..i didn't find that..it only worsens. I am at awe at the details and courage it took to write this book. I am at awe that ... Read More 
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