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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive is Dave Pelzer's autobiographical account of his alleged abuse as a child by an alcoholic mother, Catherine Roerva and a dad who works all the time. It was published on September 1, 1995.

The story takes place in 1973 in California. Dave, the main character, it a young boy who was brutally beaten and starved by his mother, Catherine, who played tortuous unpredictable games to her son. He was forced to sleep in an old army cot in the basement, wear torn and smelly clothes, and fed the leftover scraps from the dog's bowl. Catherine's games become more abusive as the story progresses, from stabbing her son for doing something wrong, placing his hand on a burning stove, forcing him to eat his own vomit and pouring ammonia down his throat. Dave's struggle and determination to survive a is a true inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse.

Soon after its publication, the novel became a very popular read in both middle and high schools. Many students, especially females, returned the book to continue on with its sequel, The Lost Boy, which describes Pelzer's subsequent experiences in the foster-care system.

Today, the novel is still popular, as it was suggested for young readers of The Hunger Games trilogy as a "coming-of-age memoir.

A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive is Dave Pelzer's autobiographical account of his alleged abuse as a child by an alcoholic mother, Catherine Roerva and a dad who works all the time. It was published on September 1, 1995. (((((((CITE BOOK)))))))))

"The Lost Boy", the sequel to "A Child Called It", describes Pelzer's subsequent experiences in the foster-care system.

The story takes place in 1973 in California. Dave, the main character, it a young boy who was brutally beaten and starved by his mother,Catherine, who played tortuous unpredictable games to her son. He was forced to sleep in an old army cot in the basement, wear torn and smelly clothes, and fed the leftover scraps from the dog's bowl. Catherine's games become more abusive as the story progresses, from stabbing her son for doing something wrong, placing his hand on a burning stove, forcing him to eat his own vomit and pouring ammonia down his throat. Dave's struggle and determination to survive a is a true inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse.

Soon after its publication, the novel became a very popular read in both middle and high schools. Many students, especially females, returned the book to continue on with its sequel, The Lost Boy. http://www.jstor.org/stable/822222?&Search=yes&searchText=child&searchText=pelzer&searchText=called&searchText=dave&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Ddave%2Bpelzer%2Bchild%2Bcalled%2B%2522it%26gw%3Djtx%26acc%3Don%26prq%3Ddave%2Bpelzer%26Search%3DSearch%26hp%3D25%26wc%3Don&prevSearch=&item=3&ttl=28&returnArticleService=showFullText

Today, the novel is still very popular, as it was suggested for young readers of The Hunger Games trilogy as a "coming-of-age memoir. http://www.thestar.com/news/books/article/1236150--what-to-read-after-you-ve-devoured-the-hunger-games-trilogy