A child called "IT" Dave Pelzer Book
by Dave Pelzer

Book Comments & Discussion (11)

UnknownOPJul 2009

It is a really sad story of what happened to Dave Pelzer as a child. This book really caught my eyes and mind, I couldn't stop reading it. I really recommend this book even though it is quite poignant.

sweetvelvetJul 6, 2009

i've read all three of his books.what he went through was horrible thing to happen to any body.was in tears reading this.

Blondie007Jul 13, 2009

i also read this book ,and had to wonder if in fact all that did really happen to him ,it is very sad but the father could have helped him ,i have the next book im about to read its called The Lost Boy Catherine

Blondie007Jul 13, 2009

africanJul 13, 2009

Ladies Ladies (and gentlemen) if you are not sure you are ready for a child please use protection. There is no way on the face of this earth a child should go through what Dave Pelzer went through at his age. His books are great but heart wrenching to know that they are true stories.

happy76Jul 14, 2009

im sorry girls and boys but although a compelling read i just dont nor csn i get any sort of satisfaction from reading books with maybe so much truth or just total dassregard in this case the authors scandalous and painful upbringin it hurts my soul i read the 1st and for me it was the last...my mom has read them all and couldnt put them down....maybe its just me.
happy reading though folks!

LillymJul 27, 2009

My heart goes out to Dave Pelzer for what he went through as a child. Once I started reading, I could not put the book down. Not for the fainthearted..

bluebabsieSep 16, 2009

made jme cry so much so moving and wow!!! what a survival of the human spirit xxxxxa ust to read folks x

SCatlynFeb 9, 2010

I agree with happy76. I couldn't read a book like this. But I saw Dave Pelzer on Oprah. She had read it & asked enough questions that I got the basic story... a lot of torture, trying to escape it, what has happened since, etc. I'll never forget his telling of A Child Called "IT"

lynniePENMay 22, 2011

I was humbled & ashamed of myself when I read this mans story of his childhood.What an amazing spirit David Pelzer has.

yona62Nov 27, 2011

Great read could not put the book down.I to had a bad childhood.
My Father try to kill me 4 times before I was ten.Read this book
then ask yourself what can I do to help?

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Storyline

Imagine a young boy who has never had a loving home. His only possesions are the old, torn clothes he carries in a paper bag. The only world he knows is one of isolation and fear. Although others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother, his real hurt is just begining -- he has no place to call home. This is Dave Pelzer's long-awaited sequel to A Child Called "It". In The Lost Boy, he answers questions and reveals new adventures through the compelling story of his life as an adolescent. Now considered an F-Child (Foster Child), Dave is moved in and out of five different homes. He suffers shame and experiences resentment from those who feel that all foster kids are trouble and unworthy of being loved just because they are not part of a "real" family. Tears, laughter, devastation and hope create the journey of this little lost boy who searches desperately for just one thing -- the love of a family.