Bibliograph

A child called "it", one child's courage to survive, Dave Pelzer

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A child called "it", one child's courage to survive, Dave Pelzer

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A child called "it"

Responsibility statement

Dave Pelzer

Sub title

one child's courage to survive

Summary

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."

Target audience

adult

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