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¡§A Child called It¡¨ is an unforgettable story of the author, Dave Pelzer¡¦s childhood. He was a survivor of the third worst case of child-abuse in California¡¦s history. He was brutally beaten and starved by his insane mother until he was rescued by the nurse in his school and some police officers. The book started by describing how he was rescued on the day, and then Pelzer started to describe how he was abused. The way of description is so vivid that I can imagine what he suffered. He described how he kept warm when he slept in the basement in chilly days. ¡§To stay warm, I had the newspapers wrapped around me, my body hear kept me warm.¡¨ ¡§In the darkness of the garage, I laid on the wooden cot and shivered until I fell into a restless sleep.¡¨ Yet, his courage and determination to survive are often shown in the book. .¡§Another blow pushes my head against the tile down my face. Then she storms out of the kitchen, seemingly satisfied with......

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