SRS Assignment - Sep 17 2011 - Zachary Smith - English Ms. Buys

The book I'm reading this week is "A Child Called 'It'", by Dave Pelzer. I've never read about abuse as bad as what Dave Pelzer had to endure. In chapter 1 it is basically at the end of the story of the first book in his series. It begins with his normal abuse situation at home, and ends with his school intervening and taking him away from his horrible home. Chapter 2 begins the story from the beginning. Its amazing and sad to read how sweet and kind Dave's mom used to be when he was small. Then a terrible change happened. Dave endured years of abuse. In the beginning Dave was punished by being told he was a 'bad boy', and having to stand in front of mirrors or in the corner. He was made to do chores that no one else (his two other brothers) had to do. So far the book is very sad and I can't ever imagine this kind of pain.