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Carolyn
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dancer4life
noted at 11:09AM 08/31/08
very very sad

samm
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silky27
noted at 08:01PM 04/04/09
Definetly a very sad book! i cried alot! good but sad.

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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer


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." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the ... read more

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samm kathy roman renee Carolyn