The book I read was ‘A Child Called "It"' by Dave Pelzer. The book is an auto biography of Pelzer. He writes about his struggle to stay alive in a home where he is treated like a slave and an animal. The book begins with the people at David's school finally report David and his condition to the authorities. Then he back tracks to when he still lived in a happy, normal family. David had a mother, father and 2 older brothers. While Father is at work as a fire fighter, his mom turns to alcohol. She starts treating David like an animal. He lives in the garage and sl