Questions About A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)

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Did Dave's mother, Catherine Pelzer, ever go to jail for child abuse?

Jason Society finds it hard to accept a mother is capable of abuse. Just look at some of the comments in the reviews to see this. She went onto abuse anothe…moreSociety finds it hard to accept a mother is capable of abuse. Just look at some of the comments in the reviews to see this. She went onto abuse another son after David left. The great sad fact is this kind of abuse, maybe not in severity, is quite common on goes unoticed because its just not accepted by society http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74...(less)

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how does the child surpass what he have been through

Miranda H Khevin04, Dave Pelzer went on to write several more books about his childhood and how he persevered beyond the abuse he sustained and grew up to becom…moreKhevin04, Dave Pelzer went on to write several more books about his childhood and how he persevered beyond the abuse he sustained and grew up to become a motivational speaker and advocate for others with similar childhoods filled with abuse. I highly recommend that you read first "A Child Called 'It'" and then the sequel "The Lost Boy," which goes into the next phase of Dave's life. His younger brother Richard Pelzer also wrote an account of his own about growing up with their abusive mother. His book is called "A Brother's Journey." Richard Pelzer and Dave Pelzer have both written about how the abuse affected their lives as children and into adulthood. I use these books in my high school classroom (I am a teacher) and we have located several articles and interviews in addition to the books which help you better understand the Pelzers' unique and heart-wrenching accounts. Good luck!(less)

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Shelby Same. What is terrible about it is that the mother went on to abusing her other children in the next books. I am horrified. And she didn't even go to …moreSame. What is terrible about it is that the mother went on to abusing her other children in the next books. I am horrified. And she didn't even go to jail,because she said that she had a mental illness,and by law, all they need is therapy. Why!?!?!?(less)

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the book is great on my opinion.it is such a sad story,but the book is really good.and it is so intering story because most books like this are fiction,and this one is real tis really happened.but does he end up living with his father?