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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Makes you thankful for what you have!

Date of Review:  Apr 5, 2000
Review: I read this book in just a little over a day. It really tugs at your heartstrings, and makes you so thankful for what you have.

This book is about an abused child who went through many horrible experiences under the hand of an abusive...
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  5.0

by: mommyginny
Recommended to buy: Yes

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thought provoking, hard to put down
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no cons, I loved the book
 
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

A Grippingly Chilling, real life horror story

Date of Review:  Feb 19, 2005
The Bottom Line: Read this book if you ever, ever begin to think that your parents have been selfish or mean!
Review: This book had me absolutely absorbed, in a way that has to this day made me examine my taste in literature and feel a little ashamed of how fascinating I find other people's abject misery and suffering.

All the time I am reading it, I am...
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  5.0

by: missthing2005
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Everything about the book!The courage...
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I really cannot think of a single bad...
 
18 out of 18 people found this review helpful.

A Child Called "IT"

Date of Review:  May 13, 2002
The Bottom Line: This is a must read book. Because it shows that abuse is out there and we need to help these children, and not be afraid to stand up for them.
Review: This book is about Dave Peltzer's life growing up as a badly abused child. The things his Mother did to him were beyond horrible. She was a very cruel and mean, cold hearted person. The book gives you an in depth look at the will of survival.It...
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  4.0

by: amyb1015
Recommended to buy: Yes

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That he survived years of abuse and...
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A very sad story that will break your...
 
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

True Tale of the worst Child Abuse case ever!

Date of Review:  Jan 25, 2000
Review: This book is based on a true story of the the worst child abuse case ever. David Peltzer endured years of abuse at the hands of his evil mother. Peltzer took this opportunity to tell his story to the public. He vividly details the humiliation and...
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  5.0

by: Kristin622
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Intriguing story full of vivid detail.
Cons
Disturbing material
 
20 out of 20 people found this review helpful.

A True Example of Strength

Date of Review:  Jan 25, 2000
Review: This book is a perfect example of how people can overcome their circumstances. In a time when people are always blaming someone else, it's nice to see an example of someone succeeding IN SPITE of the way he was treated.

Dave Pelzer's...
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  5.0

by: OscarsMom
Recommended to buy: Yes

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it makes you more aware
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these things really happen
 
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

The unthinkable happens!

Date of Review:  Jan 22, 2000
Review: This book opens our eyes to the cold cruile world out there. Nobody thinks that a child can be treated so badly,or they do and just won't admit it. Every day millions of kids get beaten or abused. And people just turn there heads to the subject...
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  5.0

by: PollyP526
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
shows parts of the real world
Cons
it's hard to read(sad)
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Like a Bad Car Accident

Date of Review:  Nov 8, 2001
The Bottom Line: This book is a must read. Like a car crash that you can't stop looking at, but makes you drive more carefully.
Review: This book was incredible. I couldn't put it down. It was like looking at a very bad car accident that somehow, helped you by making you drive more carefully. It opened my eyes to the degree of child abuse that occurs. It gave me hope that anyone can...
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  5.0

by: wendyzim
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Eye-opening, emotionally gripping true...
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Extremely Upsetting
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Heart-wrenching yet Magnetic

Date of Review:  Jan 22, 2000
Review: Heart-wrenching yet magnetic describes this true account of David Pelzer's life as an abused child. Once one begins to read his story one is committed to learning the outcome. Written with graphic detail and lucid memory, David recounts his...
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  4.0

by: karen730
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Interesting and Informative
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Very sad and upsetting to some
 
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Reality of Child Abuse

Date of Review:  Jan 22, 2000
Review: "A Child Called It" is a book that will cause you to feel for a child that you do not even know. It makes you wonder if that boy in class that was always a bit weird is one of many sad victims of child abuse. This book is very simple and written in...
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  5.0

by: James_X
Recommended to buy: Yes

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Well written, simple to understand
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You can't stop reading until you're...
 
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Makes you realize how good you probably have it..

Date of Review:  Mar 17, 2004
Review: This book is sad, true... this book made me realize how some kids really live like that and I am very thankful for what I have now. David tells his story in great detail. He made me feel what he was feeling. I cried throughout the whole thing. There...
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  5.0

by: kennah
Recommended to buy: Yes

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The whole book was Great!
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this book has some detail that may not...
 

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