A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer

A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive

Dave Pelzer #1

Dave Pelzer

184 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
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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 playe...

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sad 87%
dark 82%
emotional 77%
tense 48%
challenging 37%
reflective 18%
informative 17%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 14%

Pace

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medium 34%
slow 4%

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