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Author David Pelzer’s first book, A Child Called It, details his early years of child abuse that he received at the hands of his downright evil mother. Pelzer suffered extreme abuse that no child should ever have to deal with. He prepared for some very graphic, disgusting stories and be equally prepared for the emotional roller coaster ride that awaits you. You will experience sadness, frustration, grief, anger, sympathy, etc. Pelzer was forced to sleep on the floor, covered only in newspapers; forced to eat his younger brothers’ feces; forced to drink ammonia and bleach; and forced to perform a host of other degrading, dangerous, and repulsive acts.

The one frustrating thing about this book is that it leaves so many questions unanswered. For example, why was David the only child to receive this abuse? He had several brothers, but they were all left alone. Second, what circumstances motivated the mother to commit such hideous acts against her son? The book mentions that......

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