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    A Child Called It Throughout the years I have read many pieces of literature. Some of the literature I have read has been forgettable‚ while others I will never forget. A Child Called It is the most memorable book I have ever read. David Pelzer wrote this book about his life‚ and the abuse he endured from his mother. There are many reasons why this book is the most memorable book I have read. The different emotions I felt while reading this book I will never forget. A Child Called It

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    Book report ‘A child called it’ by Dave Pelzer This book is based on 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

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    restaurants‚ and rides for kids and adults. If you decide to take a day to visit Disneyland you will be able to do this‚ and plenty more. There are amazing things in this wonderful amusement park. As you pass the ticket gate‚ you will see a large street called Main Street USA. The street looks like an old American town. As you’re walking down you hear soft classical music playing and sounds that make you feel happy as carriages are being pulled by beautiful horses. At the end of Main Street there will be

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    The main characters were a little boy in fifth grade named David who was a child that was abused since he was in about second grade. This story started to take place on March 5‚ 1973 in Dale City‚ California. It further continued on as the main character gets older. There’s a little boy named David that gets beaten daily. His father is a fireman so he’s always gone. David’s mother had two other sons and treats them good. Then there’s David. The mother treats him like nothing. She rarely ever feeds

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    Dave Pelzer: A Child Called “It” Dave Pelzer was a boy that grew up in the 1970’s and survived a childhood of physical‚ mental‚ and emotional abuse to share his story. I decided to do a personality critique on Dave Pelzer because I thought it would be interesting to analyze how abuse can shape the personality of an individual. Dave Pelzer grew up in Daly City‚ California and was the second born child of five boys. By the time he started school at Thomas Edison Elementary School‚ he realized he

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    Author: Dave Pelzer Title: A Child Called It Genre: Non- Fiction – Memoir Audience: Older - mid teens - adults A Child Called It is a very moving and unbelievable journey of a young boy (David Pelzer) who manages to somehow survive his mother’s unpredictable and torturous games. A Child Called It‚ the first of the three covers his life as a child 4 to 12 years. The book is brilliantly written and full of suspense it’s as if your eyes are glued to the page.

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    A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and at some point lost hope in his dreams and doubted the humanity of mankind‚ but in the end because of his strong will he was able to overcome his problems and make a better life for himself. When Dave was younger him and his brothers‚ Ronald and Stan were happy in a normal family with a loving mom and dad‚ but as years passed things started to change. Dave’s parents became alcoholics

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    A child called it book report Title: A child called “it”. Pages read: 180 Author: David Pelzer Pages in book: 180 1. David Pelzer is the author of this autobiography. David suffers severe child abuse at the hands of Mother. He overcomes remarkable odds and survives unthinkable torture. Catherine Roerva Pelzer - David’s mother. A complete alcoholic and always punishes David for being a ‘bad boy’. Stephan Joseph Pelzer - David’s

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    A symbol is defined as an occurring object that stands for something. In “A Child Called It” By David Pelzer‚ many symbols are shown throughout the book. The symbols used in the book are things that David’s mother used to hurt him physically and mentally‚ but the biggest symbol of all was food‚ and how it symbolizes David’s reward from his mother. Food was one of David’s main priorities in his childhood because of the lack of food he was given. David would have to get all of his chores done fast

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