Unfortunately, there are children everywhere who endure a form of abuse. Some experience emotional abuse while others experience physical abuse. Other children, like David Pelzer are faced with both. David had to grow up in a family of two alcoholic parents. He was severely beaten and tortured by his mother and was neglected by his father. David had to spend his childhood in fear of his life. Although sad, his story gives others hope that they too can experience an abusive childhood and live to tell about it.

A Child Called It is a book about one of the most severe child abuse cases in California. The book is written in first person, by the author David `Dave' Pelzer. The main characters in this story include David, his father, his mother, and his brothers. Others characters mentioned are his neighbors and teachers at school. In the book he...