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The autobiographical story of Dave Pelzer (called David in the books), victim of one of the worst cases of child abuse in California history. The first in a series of books based on his life, ''[[A Child Called It]]'' documents his life from the beginning of the abuse at age five, to age twelve. Not for the faint of heart.

The autobiographical story of Dave Pelzer (called David in the books), victim of one of the worst cases of child abuse in California history. The first in a series of books based on his life, '''''A Child Called "It"''''' documents his life from the beginning of the abuse at age five, to age twelve. Not for the faint of heart.

It was published in 1995, followed by ''The Lost Boy'', which chronicled Dave's teen years, ending with ''A Man Named Dave'', about his adulthood. It was later followed up by a biography his brother wrote about how ''he'' became [[The Scapegoat]] after David was taken away. Another brother has claimed that ''A Child Called It'' is a lie and that David was taken into care for starting a fire and shoplifting.

It was published in 1995, followed by ''The Lost Boy'', which chronicled Dave's teen years, ending with ''A Man Named Dave'', about his adulthood. It was later followed up by a biography his brother wrote about how ''he'' became [[The Scapegoat]] after David was taken away. Another brother has claimed that ''A Child Called "It"'' is a lie and that David was taken into care for starting a fire and shoplifting.

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* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: After Catherine stabs David in the stomach, he wakes up with a bandage around his middle, and Catherine with a blank look on her face, calmly telling him to go finish the dishes.

* [["It" Is Dehumanizing]]

* [[How We Got Here]] / [[Spoiler Opening]]: The book begins with the teachers calling the cops on Catherine and David being taken into care.

* [[How We Got Here]]/[[Spoiler Opening]]: The book begins with the teachers calling the cops on Catherine and David being taken into care.

* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: See [[All of the Other Reindeer]] above. In addition, a female classmate tries to convince David to kill himself on a fieldtrip. Also applies to David's younger brother Russel, whom Catherine trains to be "her little Nazi" and delights in torturing David as well.

* [[Misery Lit]]: One of the best-known in the genre. And like many works in this genre, there's been some debate about how truthful it is.

* [[Police Are Useless]]: No matter how often Catherine is suspected of abuse by the school, the police always buy her lies. (Also, in ''The Lost Boy,'' David runs away from home and is taken in by the police. He tries to tell them what's happening, and they call his father...who tells them that David is a liar and just ran away because he wasn't allowed to go bike-riding. ''And the police believe it.'')

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