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Product Identifiers
PublisherHealth Communications, Incorporated
ISBN-101558743669
ISBN-139781558743663
eBay Product ID (ePID)277568
Product Key Features
Book TitleChild Called It : One Child's Courage to Survive
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAbuse / General, Adult Children of Substance Abusers, Abuse, Personal Memoirs, Abuse / Child Abuse, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, General
Publication Year1995
GenreFamily & Relationships, Political Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDave Pelzer
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight6.4 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-269742
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal362.7/6/092 B
SynopsisThis 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 basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son., 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 basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.