An edition of A child called "it" (1987)

A child called "it"

an abused child's journey from victim to victor

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An edition of A child called "it" (1987)

A child called "it"

an abused child's journey from victim to victor

by

  • ★★★★ ★ 4.6 (75 ratings)
  • 1,548 Want to read
  • 81 Currently reading
  • 133 Have read

This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it."

Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.

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Health Communications
Language
English
Pages
184

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Biography Abused children Foster home care Abusive mothers Family violence Family relationships Children of alcoholics Biografía Violencia en la familia Hogares adoptivos Madres abusivas Relaciones familiares Hijos de alcohólicos Niños maltratados Personal narratives Child abuse Child of Impaired Parents Dysfunctional Families Spanish: Adult Nonfiction Spirituality - General Religion Biography / Autobiography Daly City Abuse - General Specific Groups - Special Needs Self-Help / Abuse California Domestic violence California, biography Dave Pelzer Barnmisshandel United states, biography Kindesmisshandlung Family Families Pelzer, David J Reading Level-Grade 9 Reading Level-Grade 8 Reading Level-Grade 11 Reading Level-Grade 10 Reading Level-Grade 12 Large type books Enfants d'alcooliques Biographies Mères violentes Relations familiales Violence familiale Enfants Violence envers SELF-HELP Abuse FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS

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2019, Seven Dials
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2015, Health Communications, Incorporated
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Jun 30, 2015, Recorded Books on Brilliance Audio
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Child Called 'It'
2012, Orion
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Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive
2010, Health Communications, Incorporated
in English
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Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive
2010, Health Communications, Incorporated
in English
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Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
2010, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Child Called "It": An Abused Child's Journey from Victim to Victor
2008, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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El niño sin nombre: la lucha de un niño por sobrevivir
2003, HCI Español
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2003, Gramedia Pustaka Utama
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Dete zvan to.
2002, Laguna
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Pojken som kallades Det
2002, MånPocket
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A child called "it"
2002, BCA
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A child called "it"
2001, Orion
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A Child Called It
January 23, 2001, Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
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A Child Called 'it'
2001-01-01, BCA
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A Child Called It
2001, Windsor
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2001, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sie Nannten Mich Es
2000, Goldmann
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A child called "It"
2000, Orion
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2000, Planeta
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2000, BCA
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A Child Called 'It'
2000-01-01, BCA
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A child called 'it'
2000, BCA
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A child called "it"
2000, Orion
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child called it
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October 1999, Tandem Library
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A child called "it": one child's courage to survive
1997, Health Communications
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A child called "it"
1995, Health Communications, Inc.
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Child called it
1995, Health Communications, Incorporated
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A child called "It": one child's courage to survive
1995, Health Communications
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A child called "it"
1995, FollettBound
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A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer
1995-09-01, HCI
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1995, HCI Espanol
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A child called "it": an abused child's journey from victim to victor
1995, Health Communications
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A Child Called It
September 1, 1995, Omaha Press
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A child called "It": one child's courage to survive
1995, Health Communications
in English
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
1995, Health Communications, Inc.
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Child Called "It"
September 1995, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
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a child called it
1993, omaha press pub. co.
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Child Called "It"
1993, Omaha Press Pub. Co
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child called it
1993, dave pelser
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A child called it
1993, Omaha Press Publishing Company, Inc
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A child called "it"
1987, unknown
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A child called "it"
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A child called "it": true story
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Edition Notes

Originally published: Omaha Neb. : Omaha Press Pub. Co., 1993.

Published in
Deerfield Beach, Fla

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.7/6/092, B
Library of Congress
HV883.C2 P45 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 184 p. ;
Number of pages
184

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL788430M
ISBN 10
1558743669
LCCN
95020792
LibraryThing
8219521
Goodreads
60748

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL66946W

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Excerpts

March 5, 1973, Daly City, California-I'm late.
added anonymously.

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