https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n A child called it en-us 2017-03-07 12:39:44 UTC 2025-10-20 15:31:23 UTC hello@padlet.com jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158307476  Title- A Child Called "it"

Author- Dave Pelzer

10/10- This book is amazing, it shows what determination and will can make a person do. Dave was beaten so badly but still managed to overcome it and make a life for himself.

Summary- A little boy (Dave Pelzer) tells the story of how his mother would starve, abuse, humiliate and use him as a slave. He lives with his two brothers, dad and mom. They either take part in it or stand by and watch. Dave does not say anything to anyone until one day when the police get involved. He finally gets his justice and turns his life around. 

]]> 2017-03-07 12:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158307476 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158310837 If there was one more chapter in this book, there would be a lot going on. In the end of the book, Dave is taken by the police and put in foster care. Then the book ends. There is another book in the series in which his life during and after foster care is explained. In the extra last chapter, Dave would have gotten to foster care and been settling down in his new temporary home. After he gets to his new foster home, the next chapter would have showed and went into more details on his journey into foster care. ]]> 2017-03-07 12:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158310837 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158312838 The end of the book is laid out perfect. For most of the book Dave is abused and his family just sits back and watches. When the police get involved Dave is taken to foster care. The book ends there. The whole book the reader is wondering how his life is going to turn out, is he going to die in this house or is he going to run away. There are so many questions in the book. The ending provides readers with some sort of relief in which knowing that Dave is leaving his house. The ending is also a cliffhanger. The reader wants to know what else happens in his life so therefor the reader wants to read more. ]]> 2017-03-07 13:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158312838 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158633633 The picture below is just one of the ways Dave's mother chooses to torture him. Dave is locked in a bathroom with a bucket of noxious chemicals with no fresh air. Luckily Dave figured to breathe through the vent and he managed to live. https://renovatingyourmind.com/2013/06/22/renovating-your-minders-sniffs-up-problems-with-household-chemicals-on-the-market/

]]> 2017-03-08 12:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158633633 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158634543 The picture below is a ran down garage. Dave was not even allowed to live in the house with the rest of his family. He had no heat and air conditioning. He had a old uncomfortable mattress that he could sleep on.
https://www.houselogic.com/by-room/basement-attic/basement-redo-brings-light-dank-dark-basement/

]]> 2017-03-08 13:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158634543 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158635065 The picture below is a gross non appetizing bowl of food. This would be a great dinner for Dave. On a good day, Dave would receive the scraps of the other family members. One night when Dave didn't receive dinner he went through the garbage and staring eating it and when his mom found out she made him throw it up.
http://www.confessionsofaformercouchpotato.com/2011/06/cake-teaser-and-food-photography-tips.html ]]> 2017-03-08 13:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158635065 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158636517 https://www.knifecenter.com/
The link above is a link to a knife shop. In the book Dave is "accidentally" stabbed by his mother. She did not even take him to a hospital. Even though this is not a big part of the story, I thought it was very important. This even shows how far Dave's mother will go to torture Dave and how inhuman she really is. ]]> 2017-03-08 13:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158636517 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158638015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9rlPeZqLjs
The link above is a link to the video of Dave Pelzer talking about his life. Dave explains what his mother did to him and how he handled it. ]]> 2017-03-08 13:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158638015 jordynre6 https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158946626 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html
The link above is a link to an article about Dave Pelzer and his book. This article shows why he wrote it and his goal for his readers when they read it. ]]> 2017-03-09 13:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jordynre6/a6kfzonevx5n/wish/158946626