A Child Called It: One Child’s Courage to Survive

This is one of the best, yet saddest books that I have ever read. There are so many terrible things

out there that are happening to good people. We just have no idea. One never knows what is

going on behind closed doors. I am so lucky not to have experienced anything like this growing

up. There is so much reality in this book, but I never knew that reality was ever this horrifying. It

brought me to a realization that I have never known before. It is extremely sad that something

like this really did happen to such a sweet little boy.

A Child Called It: One Child’s Courage to Survive

A Child Called “It” is a story based on a little boy’s tribulations with his mother’s

shocking abuse. The first part of Dave's life was idyllic in his memory. He says his family was

"the Brady Bunch" that included a loving mother and father with whom he enjoyed wonderful

holidays and a happy trip to the Russian River. Everyone on the outside thought that David’s

family was perfect. No one in their neighborhood would have suspected anything was wrong. All

open mind to kids that are not always the most popular or well liked. Some people see a filthy

physically punish for misbehavior, and would rather have obedience than authority (The World

friends, and was probably the least liked among his classmates. His self-esteem was dramatically

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