An absolute must read, A Child Called "It", tells of the abuse and resilience of David Pelzer. As a very young child Pelzer lived a normal life; he, his parents, and his brothers were a typical family. They spent time together, laughed together, played together, and vacationed together. Then, suddenly, Pelzer's mother changed; she became monstrous and began beating Pelzer. She did not beat the other boys and Pelzer's father never tried to stop her. This is an extremely emotional part of the book, as I often found myself crying while reading. Pelzer was put through a series of torturous "games" by his mother, things no one should ever endure. Pelzer was forced to sleep in the cold garage, steal from his classmates or dog food to avoid starving, sit on the burning stovetop, and sit for hours almost completely submerged in a bath of cold water. While, understandably at times, the memoir is very hard to read, it is an inspirational reminder of what we should be thankful for, things we are lucky to not have to deal with.

Pelzer's story does turn for the better eventually, and after rooting for this poor, undeserving child the entire time, it is so rewarding to know he preserved. Pelzer, only a child at the time of the story, has more to teach than any adult I know. His memoir was inspirational, emotional and definitely recommended. ( )

This is one of the most heartbreaking stories you'll ever read. That being said, it's also very hard to actually read it. The level of abuse that Dave Pelzer suffered at the hands of his mother is truly indescribable, and I truly admire the man he's become. I don't honestly know if I could be as well-adjusted, not to mention humble, forgiving, and anger-free, as this man is.

This is one book you'll truly remember forever. ( )

If you're going to go through with reading this book, I will go ahead and advise you to pick up a box of tissues while you're at it. This tear- jerker is an inspirational story about a young boy named David Pelzer who truly never gave up no matter how far he was down. David shares his stories of being beaten as a child and explains how he made it from one struggling day to the next. The craziest part is that it was only David who was getting hurt, and not his brothers. I recommend that everyone reads this book because it is truly a story of survival and even more, a tale full of inspiration. ( )

A Child called "It";; This book is about a boy named David Pelzer. He gets abused his whole life, Living one day at a time, seeing his brtohers not get touched and him the only one hurts. This boy is around 6 to 8 years old, and works like you have never seen anyone work before, he goes threw more stuff you imagane. Beaten every day, Second, Hour is his life.,, Book- Child Called It, By: Dave Pelzer. I chose to read this book. Because Its the only book I like and all my freinds told me to. This Book Is Really Great, I think anyone and everyone should read it. Everything is so wondeful, My favirote book by far!

It is just a shock to me how Dave was living a life like this! It dosen't make sence of how his mom abuses Dave, but not his other brothers. This book is just sooooo sad. It makes me cry when I can see what Dave's mom is doing to him. ( )