The book I read is called "A Child Called It" written by Dave Pelzer. The theme of this book is to keep hope alive. You should have faith and dreams to have something to look forward to in your future especially when you feel you can't go on any more. Like Dave, he felt trapped as if he was never going ... him get away from the pain. This is what kept this little boy alive. He had something to reach for and he never called it quits. The protagonist is a 9 year old boy, Dave Pelzer. The setting mostly takes place in his mother's house. All of a sudden his mother and father started drinking and ...

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• Grade Level: High School