I chose the book, The Child Called “It” because one of my friends told me about the book. The whole story line caught my attention. I was amazed at what was going on in this boy’s life. This book, a true story, is very emotional. The title relates to the book because his mother calls the boy, David Pelzer, “It”. She does not call him by his real name. His mother treats him like he is nothing but an object. Also, I think the title fits well because it catches people’s attention and gives a clue what the book is about.

The author is attempting to teach the readers that no one should treat people this badly. David is an innocent child and does not deserve his bad childhood. David does not even do anything wrong, and his mother continued to treat him like an object. Pelzer succeeded in telling how cruel the mother is. He also teaches that people can be cruel to each other, and that it is important to teach people that kindness can go a long way. The whole book discusses his childhood. Pelzer wrote some sequels to tell the rest of his child life for the interested readers.

The story begins when he was first treated badly, in the 1960’s. His mother was a good moth

At first, David cares that his mother treats him badly. After awhile, he doesn’t care and becomes apathetic. Finally, David tries fighting back against his parents. David’s mother was a good mother, and then she starts drinking and getting abusive. David’s caring father defends David in the beginning. Later on, his father just gives up because he cannot do anything more to protect David. I do not see why David just does not leave his family. His mother’s actions are unbelievable. At times, I can see why David stays. However when he gets stabbed, he definitely should have gotten help. Its father is also not trustworthy because he is never able to save David from the abuse.

I enjoyed this book a lot. It is written so people of all ages can understand it. The only thing I did not like about the book is it jumped back and forth from the present to past. I did not really enjoy the ending because it didn’t finish his childhood life but there are sequels to finish his childhood. If I had written the book, I would have made his whole childhood one book. Also, I would not have jumped back and forth in time; I would write in chronological order.

er until David’s father and mother started drinking. Its mother changed drastically from the alcohol drinking

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