Wk 3 - Child Called IT

For my mini book chat, i chose to talk about one of my favorite high school books- The Child Called IT, A Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Peltzer. Of all the books I've read I liked this one because the most because its based on a true story about Dave Peltzer being abused by his alcoholic mother from the ages 4-12. She did this for no apparent reason and thought it was right to do it. This book touches everyone's hearts right when you start reading it. I checked it out in the library one school day and couldnt put it down because of how great of a book it is. The book shows how child abuse is and shouldnt be allowed after what this mother has done to her own son.
There were so many different intense moments the novel had that the mother used to abuse her child. Every attempt she did nearly kills her son. For example, she smears her baby's poopy diaper in Dave's face and tries to make him eat it, but he refuses. Or even worse make him lay on the stove with the burners on HIGH! It's terrible for any mother to think of anything like these to kill her own son. He plays her games in order to survive because she will keep doing it in order to kill him. For how young Dave is, he puts up with the pain and will do anything and everything in order to survive.
People are saying these are terrible things the mom did, they wont read the book, and see what she really did to him; but you have to realize he survived all the awful things she did to him, and you have to at least imagine the idiotic ideas of what she came up with. It will touch your heart and make you realize that child abuse is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!!