A Child Called It

Yesterday i read a book called ' A Child Called It'. The book was written by Dave Pelzer. This was a true story about Dave and the life in which he was subjected to by his alcoholic mother.

The book had text that was easy to read and understand. The book had me hooked from the very first page, i couldn't put it down. All through the book i was very unsure whether or not this young lad actually managed to survive this horrific ordeal.

This book was all about Dave. Dave lived at home with his alcoholic mother, his father and his brothers. Dave was made to feel like his mothers personal slave especially when his father was at work. Dave was forced to do many things by his mother, and if he took to long she would beat him. Dave's ordeal got worse and worse as the story went on, his mother would starve him, forcing him to steal food at school, she neglected him, leaving him wearing dirty and wripped clothes every day, she would make him lie in an freezing cold bath for hours at a time, she had tried to poison him with amonia and she had even stabbed him. Dave built up the courage one day and asked the school for help. Was Dave to get the loving, caring family that he so desperately wants?

Very emotional story, i was in tears all the way through. I have to give this book a star rating of five, it was a fantastic book to read.