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

One child's courage to survive (portion title)
Pelzer, David J., (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1558743669
  • ISBN: 9781558743663
  • ISBN: 9781841883090
  • ISBN: 0613171373
  • ISBN: 9780613171373
  • ISBN: 9781435235632
  • ISBN: 1435235630
  • ISBN: 9780757319105
  • ISBN: 0757319106
  • ISBN: 9780752837505
  • ISBN: 0752837508
  • ISBN: 0606227814
  • ISBN: 9780606227810
  • Physical Description: xv, 184 pages ; 19 cm
  • Publisher: Deerfield Beach, Florida : Health Communications, Inc., [1995]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: Omaha, Nebraska : Omaha Press Publishing Company, 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:
850L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 5.0 36564.
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.8 5 36564.
Reading Counts RC High School 5.9 10 Quiz: 23893 Guided reading level: NR.

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Pelzer, David J.
Abused children > California > Daly City > Biography.
Children of alcoholics > California > Daly City > Biography.
Abusive mothers > Family relationships > California > Daly City.
Family violence > California > Daly City.
Foster home care > California.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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