Bibliograph

A child called "it", one child's courage to survive, Dave Pelzer

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A child called "it", one child's courage to survive, Dave Pelzer

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Intended audience

850L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Adolescent

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A child called "it"

Oclc number

32857798

Responsibility statement

Dave Pelzer

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning, UG, 5.8, 5.Accelerated Reader, UG, 5.8, 5.0, 36564.Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 5.8, 5.0, 36564.Reading Counts RC, High School, 5.9, 10, Quiz: 23893, Guided reading level: NR.

Sub title

one child's courage to survive

Summary

A Child Called "It" is an account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played torturous, unpredictable games - games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

The rescue -- Good times -- Bad boy -- The fight for food -- The accident -- While father is away -- The Lord's Prayer -- Epilogue -- Perspectives on child abuse -- Resources for help

resource.variantTitle

One child's courage to survive

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