David J. Pelzer

A Child Called “It” gave me the chills. Upon opening the book, I couldn’t put it down. I find it horrifying that any child has to go through pain like David Pelzer’s. Reading this book made me realize how grateful I am for my childhood. I thought I was struggling when my parents got mad at me for a bad grade in school. I came to the realization that what I thought was hard was nothing when compared to what this child had to go through. David’s mother beat him, starved him, stabbed him, and even tried to gradually kill him by poisoning him. He fed himself with scraps from the garbage bin. He was forced to drink his vomit and ammonia. He was dedicated to keeping himself alive in hopes of somebody that would love him. David is truly a warrior who fought for his life. Therefore, he should be recognized for that.
~Gavin… (mere)