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Title details for A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer - Available

A Child Called It

#1 in series

by Dave Pelzer
Brian Keeler
Audiobook
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Dave Pelzer was brutally abused as a child by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. She considered him a slave - no longer a boy, but an "it".
He was physically and mentally tortured and starved. The outside world knew nothing of the nightmare he experienced behind closed doors, and his father was aware of the abuse but turned to denial and alcohol. The abuse only fuelled a determination to survive and become stronger.
He eventually found amazing strength from his experiences: both in himself and other people.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Child Called "It"

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 15, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490653082
      • File size: 109319 KB
      • Duration: 03:47:44

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 850
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This gut-wrenching true story of a boy's horrific abuse at the hands of his sick mother is not for the faint of heart. Brian Keeler conveys Pelzer's hopelessness and pain flatly, in a monotone, the only possible way to read the words--they are too unfathomable to embellish with drama. Keeler manages to express Pelzer's strength, courage and iron will to survive by demonstrating his intelligence. He continually outwits his mother to stay alive another day. This story is also a jubilant testimony to the "system" of police officers, teachers, and the school nurse who saved him. What's the point of all the gore? In a word--prevention. A.G.H. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:850
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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