A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive

this book was amazing i am at a loss of words here......??? i just dont know buy it it is worth it!!!!! amazing that anyone could endure that!!!!

I think it is likely that Dave Pelzer was abused as a child. However, my gut feeling is that much of this story is fabricated. By page 56, when "Mother" was forcing Dave to eat poop from his brother's diaper, I was totally disgusted. By page 75, when Mother made Dave drink ammonia, I'd had enough and decided to do some research online. Turns out I'm not the only person who questions the validity of this book. I'm throwing my copy of this book in the garbage can.

This was a very touching book. I could not put it down what so ever! I read it on my way to Wisconsin Dells for a vacation back in May. I cried because it is heartfelt and God forbid a child ever go through that!

First of, let me say Dave is a literary GENIUS! I have met this extraordinary man, and he has a very positive aura about him. You can just feel his struggle as he relays his childhood stories to you. He, "rose from the ashes" and proved that anyone can overcome anything if they try hard enough. Dave was actually awarded, "Outstanding Young Person of the Year." There was truly, wool over my eyes until I met Dave. This book, and my personal rendezvous with Dave, has really helped me with my own personal problems. I wish I could express myself better, but the following review does it for me: http://www.amazon.com/review/R30U1GOOL1FZ1X/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&ASIN=1558743669&nodeID=#wasThisHelpful

A Child Called It is a wonderful story about courage, tenacity and redemption. Although heart wrenching to read in parts it's inspiring to know that a person can survive the most tragic of events and come out living a prosperous life filled with family, success, love and joy.Crossing 13