Dave Pelzer - A Child Called ‘It’

This book chronicles the unforgettable 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 tortuous, 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." Cover......Page 1 Acknowledgments......Page 3 Author’s Notes......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 1 – The Rescue......Page 7 2 – Good Times......Page 15 3 – Bad Boy......Page 21 4 – The Fight for Food......Page 30 5 – The Accident......Page 50 6 – While Father Is Away......Page 60 7 – The Lord’s Prayer......Page 77 Epilogue......Page 91 Afterword......Page 95