Dave Pelzer has experienced a truly extraordinary life. As a child he endured the horrors of child abuse, included physical torture, mental cruelty and starvation. When Dave was rescued from his terrible life, he was identified as one of the most abused children in the state of California's history. He's won the Pulitzer Price once, with "A Child Called It", and nominated twice. This first book about Pelzer's childhood tells us about his early days, …showed first 75 words of 872 total…

…showed last 75 words of 872 total…of horror. I can't say that I enjoyed this book; some pages really got my mind twisted. You see, I can't remember when I didn't want to finish a book last time but A Child Called It gave me this feeling. Even though you know he will survive. It also makes you feel as if you don't want to turn the page and read about the next cruelty the alcoholic mother will pass on him.