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A Child Called It

Paperback • 2012 • English

A Child Called It

By David J. Pelzer

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Dave Pelzer was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother, a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games - games that left one of her three sons nearly dead. She no longer considered Dave a son, but a slave; no longer a boy, but an 'it'. His bed was an old army cot in the basement, his clothes were torn and smelly, and when he was allowed the luxury of food it was scraps from the dog's bowl. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare played out behind clo...Show more

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ISBN

9781409138440

Publisher

Orion Publishing Group, Limited

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

A Child Called It

Format

Paperback

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