child called IT

Juan Zabalu

1/14/13

Mrs. Hardy

          The book I read was  A child called IT  by David Pelzer. This book is a true story about a little boy named David who is physically and verbally abused by his mother. At first things seem perfect. They talked all the time, they went to the park, and he cherished all the good things in life. All of a sudden things changed. She became evil; she began drinking and fighting with David. David and his father were really close. But after his mom changed his father moved out. He was sick of her and could not take it anymore. David was devastated. His father was the only good thing in his life after his mother’s change. The abuse began and David just tried to survive this awful life. One awful thing that happens to him is when his mother tried making David lay down on a burning stove.

 I liked many things about this book, what I liked the most was how specific the author was when he described what abusive things his mother was doing to him. I recommend this book for anyone who likes suspense and cliff hangers. This book can at times make you get very emotional and mad. Overall this is a very good book and i give it four out of four stars. It is very detailed and it has a way at getting at your emotions. I recommend this book to everyone.