| March 5, 1973 was a day in young Dave Pelzer's life he will never forget. It was the day he was rescued from severe child abuse. School staff had seen enough and although they risked their jobs, they phoned the police.
Life for Dave had not always been horrible. He can remember the times when his mother loved him and treated him with equality in the household. Slowly, things changed and Dave became the cruel target of his mother's crazed abuse. His mother treated her other children with kindness and provided lavish meals for them then forced Dave to clean up their mess, not even allowing him their scraps. Withholding food was just the beginning of torturing her son. His siblings were not allowed to acknowledge him in the household and his father did absolutely nothing to defend his defenseless child. Dave was starved, burned, and poisoned yet did not give up hope until years of accumulated abuse, both physical and mental, took its toll. He knew his mother wanted him dead and she nearly succeeded. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Kids: - parental abuse Period of greatest activity? - 1950+ Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Ethnicity - White Nationality - American Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () United States Yes The US: - California Century: - 1960's-1970's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - angry If this is a kid's book: - Age 16-Adult How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog |
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