An Extraordinary Man A man named‚ Dave Pelzer appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show‚ telling his life story that his mentally disturbed alcoholic mother mentally and physically abused him. Dave was determined to better himself‚ no matter the odds. He enlisted in the air force. In addition‚ has won several prestigious awards through out his life. Dave is an author of several inspirational books and a motivational speaker. Dave Pelzer is an excellent author and extraordinary human being. His inspirational
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Dave Pelzer was born on December 29‚ 1960 in Daly City‚ California. He is the son of Stephen Pelzer‚ who was of Austrian and Irish descent‚ and Catherine Pelzer. Dave Pelzer was the second of five boys in the family. He has experienced a truly horrific lifestyle. As a child‚ he endured the horrors of child abuse‚ this included physical torture‚ mental cruelty‚ and was nearly starved to death. His mother referred to him as “it”‚ he was the only child that was abused. The rest of his brothers lived
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A Child Called It is a true story written by Dave Pelzer. It’s about the horrifying abuse he went through as a child‚ written in his child perspective. This novel expressed the desperation Dave felt in his adolescent‚ and the violence that was inflicted upon him. This is along with his constant battle with hunger and starvation caused by his mother. Pelzer made this book powerful by his use of tone‚ imagery and motifs in which he exhibited throughout the novel. This allowed the readers to really
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In this book‚ a struggling teenage boy named Dave Pelzer that in his childhood years‚ got abused by his alcoholic mother and sent to foster care‚ was trying to put his life together before he turns 18 and gets sent out to the world alone without any support or money. Dave soon drops out of highschool wanting to join the Air Force‚ so he applies to become a fireman like his father once was. Unfortunately‚ Dave suffers from setbacks in the Air Force and eventually gets transferred to California where
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There is much to admire about Dave Pelzer. He proudly served his country during Desert Storm‚ and has received commendations from Presidents Reagan‚ Bush the First‚ and Clinton for his work as a motivational speaker. His other honors include being named California’s Volunteer of the Year in 1990‚ one of 1993’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans‚ and one of the Outstanding Young Persons of the World for 1994. In addition‚ he is a best-selling author and a loving husband and father. That’s a lofty set
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a real life little boy in California. Written by Dave Pelzer‚ the story reveals an extreme case of child abuse‚ one of the worst ever report in California history. A Child Called “It” tells the unbearable story of a boy who gets beaten day after day by his alcoholic mother. This story is an autobiography communicating very informative information of the severity of child abuse and how important school officials are in spotting this epidemic. Dave came from a typically good family. Dave’s parents
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Dave Peltzer the author of "The Lost Boy" tells his story from the time he left his abusive mother and alcoholic father‚ through his experiences in five foster homes and juvenile detention‚ and how he eventually made it into the Air Force. He was a defiant‚ rebellious boy who‚ despite his background and personality‚ managed to endear himself to many guardians‚ social workers‚ and teachers. Pelzer writes in an honest‚ sometimes rambling‚ style; he is never bitter‚ and his story will find many sympathetic
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"A Child Called It." Dave Pelzer is the survivor of the third worst case of child abuse in California ’s history. Dave grew up with his two brothers and two parents. Catherine‚ Dave ’s mother‚ loved to cook exotic meals for her family and decorate their home in creative and imaginative ways each holiday season. She was full of energy‚ often taking her kids on tours of downtown San Francisco while her husband was at work as a fire fighter‚ exposing them to Golden Gate Park and Chinatown. Once‚
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“A Child Called ‘It’” is a non-fictional novel written by a survivor and activist of child abuse‚ Dave Pelzer. Among Pelzer’s many works of several autobiographies and self-help books‚ this novel is the most popular. “A Child Called ‘It’” was published in 1995 by ¬¬¬HCI and has won two literary awards: West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (2005)‚ Abraham Lincoln Award (2005) (Good Reads). What makes people want to read “A Child Called ‘It’” is that it is a primary
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extensive range of situations that could happen to a child being brutally abused. In the book A Child Called It‚ by Dave Pelzer‚ I believe that a variety of situations‚ good and bad will happen to Dave in the next few chapters. I predict the atrocious and exploitative actions Dave’s mother is doing will lead a school staff member to find out about the abuse‚ Dave’s father to leave the home and Dave to be hospitalized. I predict a school staff member will discover the abusive life at home because of Dave’s
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