A Child Called "It"

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

Publisher: Omaha Press

Genre: Memoir

Where I got it: I bought in Barnes and Nobles during christmas vacation.

One sentence summary: Dave tells the story of not only his daily struggle against his abusive parents, but his bravery of surviving near death situations in one of the most severe child abuse cases in California.

First sentence of the book: March 5, 1973, Daly City, California- I'm late.

First chapter review: The chapter begins when Dave is in his final days of child abuse where it finally comes to an end because a teacher reported his bruises on his face and he was sent to live with his aunt. Later on, the story goes back to where it all started.

Verdict: This story is truly heartbreaking and the author makes it easy to understand the immense pain he was going through, best book I've ever read.

Cover comments: The cover is a picture of Dave as a child while God's hand reaches out for him assuming he now has some one that looks over him and protects him.