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A child called "it" : one child's courage to survive / Dave Pelzer.

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Summary:

A Child Called "It" is an 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 torturous, 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."--Back cover

Item details

ISBN: 1558743669
ISBN: 9781558743663
ISBN: 0613171373
ISBN: 9780613171373
ISBN: 9781435235632
ISBN: 1435235630
ISBN: 9780757319105
ISBN: 0757319106
ISBN: 9780752837505
ISBN: 0752837508
ISBN: 0606227814
ISBN: 9780606227810
Physical Description: xi, 184 pages ; 19 cm
Publisher: Deerfield Beach, Florida : Health Communications, [1995]
Copyright: ©1993

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally published: Omaha Neb. : Omaha Press Pub. Co., 1993.
Formatted Contents Note:	The rescue -- Good times -- Bad boy -- The fight for food -- The accident -- While father is away -- The Lord's Prayer -- Epilogue -- Perspectives on child abuse -- Resources for help.
Target Audience Note:	Adolescent. 850L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 5.8 5. Accelerated Reader UG 5.8 5.0 36564. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 5.0 36564. Reading Counts RC High School 5.9 10 Quiz: 23893 Guided reading level: NR.