A+Child+Called+IT

Gina

A Child Called “IT”

To start off, the book I read is called A Child Called “IT” by Dave Pelzer, who is also the main character in this story. I enjoyed this book because it is a true story about a little boy who was abused. It makes you realize how wonderful your life truly is. The main character is a little nine-year-old boy that would be forced to search for his mothers lost items and was often starved for days. In the end, the police eventually took David away from his mother while he was at school. The police were contacted by the school nurse who did daily checks on him to search for new bruises, cuts, or scars. Before he was taken away he went through years of abuse from his mother and his older and younger brothers. He had to deal with the overwhelming feeling of his parents getting a divorce, when he thought his dad was his only way out of his unbearable life. Also, David had four brothers, one older and three younger. He was the only one abused out all of five children. His brother’s names were Stan, Ron, Richard, and Kevin. But the two main characters were David and his mother. His mom had frizzy, dry brown hair and was short and overweight. Her eyes were always blood shot red from drinking all the time. She sat on the couch all day using David as her servant. David was a little boy with lots of scars, chipped teeth, and pail skin…from not being allowed outside. Finally, I would recommend this book to anyone who has a heart and loves to read true stories about real people. This is a touching story and I bet anyone else who read it would say so too. ☺