"a child called 'it'"
Could you imagine waking up every morning wondering if you would live to see tomorrow? Could you imagine wondering if today was the lucky day that you would get a bite to eat? Could you imagine wondering each morning about the different types of torture that would be forced upon you? This is the life that David Pelzer, the author of the autobiography, A Child Called “It”, lived. A Child Called “It” is an amazingly touching story about one child’s struggle with abuse, one that is said to be the biggest case of child abuse that California has ever seen. David grew up in Daly City, California with his mother and father, and three younger brothers. During the first years of David’s life, their family had appeared almost perfect, but soon this would all change. Around the age of six, his mother started to go through some changes. She no longer liked to go on the trips that their family went on regularly, she no longer dressed up, did her hair, nor her makeup. She often times would pass out on the couch in front of the television after drinking an excessive amount of alcohol. David’s mother had soon become an alcoholic who had taken a turn for the worst. David’s life drastically changed, as his mother be
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Approximate Word count = 1057
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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