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A Child called "it" : one child's courage to survive / Dave Pelzer.
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 played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781558743663 (sc.)
- ISBN: 1558743669 (sc.)
- Physical Description: xi, 184 pages ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: Deerfield Beach, Florida : Health Communications, Inc., [1995]
- Copyright: ©1995
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: Omaha Neb. : Omaha Press Pub. Co., 1993. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | DAMAGED - reserve shelf (copy 3) |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Salmo Public Library | 362.7 PEL (Text) | SPL28471 | Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| 100 Mile House Branch | 362.76 PEL (Text) | 33923003906199 | Non-fiction | Not holdable | Lost | 2015-06-16 |
| Anahim Lake Branch | 362.76 PEL (Text)
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33923003946500 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 362.7 Pel (Text) | 35198000064304 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Burns Lake Public Library | 362.7 Pel (Text) | bbul122909 | Adult Non-Fiction | Not holdable | Lost | - |
| Castlegar Public Library | 362.76092 PEL (Text) | 35146001092378 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Fernie Heritage Library | BIOGRAPHY PEL (Text) | 35136000275280 | Biography - Adult | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-10-15 |
| Fraser Lake Public Library | 362.76 PEL (Text) | 35195000129525 | Upper Floor - Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Granisle Public Library | 362.76 PEL (Text) | 35190000103257 | Adult Non Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Hazelton Public Library | 362.76 Pel (Text) | T 30290 | Adult Non-Fiction - Main Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
