A Child Called "It"

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The fascinating narrative of one of the worst child abuse cases in California history is told in this book. It tells the tale of Dave Pelzer, who was malnourished and severely abused by his mentally unstable, alcoholic mother. Her games were torturous and unexpected, and they almost killed him. In order to live, he had to learn how to play his mother's games since she no longer saw him as a son but as a slave, and as a boy just as "it." Dave's clothing were tattered and risqué, and his bed was an old army cot in the basement. Even the dogs refused to eat the rotting leftovers that his mother gave him when she gave him the luxury of food. There was no one outside of his living nightmare aware of it. His aspirations of being loved, cared for, and referred to as someone's kid kept him alive even though he had nothing or no one to turn to.