The Child Called "It" By David Pelzer

    In the book The Child Called It by David Pelzer. The book is based on a true story.One of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. David the main charcher is being abused by his own mother. David has two other brothers but his mom does not abused them only him. The word "it" comes from his mother what she calls David. David is  brutally beaten and starved by his alcoholic mother. David dose not say anything to anyone but himself. He has to survive his mother and her games the kind you don't want to play. David sleeps in and old army coat in the basement. He has old ripped  clothes and eat the left overs his brother eats. 
      David would try anything to eat by stealing. But his mother knows his tricks so every time he gets home she makes him vomit and if he does she knows he has stolen food from school. David goes through a lot in life living on very little food and getting beating up every day. And if he gets in trouble he gets nothing to eat  for the rest of the day, as his punishment.
      At school David has no friends many people make fun of him and his clothes. Teacher end up sending him to the nurse because of his bruises and the nurse think his mother abuses him. But David know what his mother said not to tell anyone what she does to him so he keeps quiet and says he fell. The nurse does not fall for it and trys to contact his mother, but no way is David going to let her call so he stops her. David wants to tell anyone but he is scared to . David's mother treats him like a slave she keeps him out of family activities and holidays. Davids dad on the other hand loves him as a son no as "it" but he goes with what she thinks is right. He at some point is on Davids side and trys to explain to his mom that David is part of the family, but she just does not listen.
      Davids mother gets sick of him and lets him go. David knows he would not be able to live on his own and he feels free although he wants to go she does not. This book is one of my favorite books knowing that it is real and that is happen . This book is an amazing book for Davids prospective and tells the reader how he felt and lived being abused.