A Child Called It by Emma Murphy

The memoir A Child Called "IT'"  by Dave Pelzer is a true story based on what he went through during his childhood while his mom physically and mentally abused him. Dave has two older brothers and a younger brother, but his mom only abuses him. Dave does not know why he is picked on by his mother, but because his mom treats him so horribly, he gets picked on at school because he never has new clothes and is always dirty. Everything is Dave's fault according to his mother. I enjoyed this book as a whole, I liked all the detail he used and how he went almost day by day and told us everything bad that happened to him each day. He went into detail about every punch, kick, and slap he received from "mother". I would not recommend this book to anyone under the age of 14. It is a very emotional book and very hard to read at certain points. Because of the amount of detail he used, you can picture everything happening in your head. I would give this book a 4 out or 4 stars because it was one of the best books I have ever read.  I believe you should read this book because it will make you more aware of these kinds of situations and to make you realize stuff like this really does happen. This book is very touching and i really enjoyed it. I do not usually like reading but i did like this book, and i'm sure you will to.