A Child Called It is a book about a young boy who is viciously abused by his mother. He is around 6 and 7 and is treated worse than a rat. He could not play with his brothers, go outside, watch tv, or sleep in a bed. At one point he would have to sleep in the basement on the hard, cold cement and use newspaper as a cover. He was fed very little, to the point where he had to steal school food. After his mom found out he would have regular “Food Checks” where his mom would punch him in his stomach and make his throw-up anything he ate in the toilet. Then one time when we was cleaning the bathroom and his mom put a bucket filled with ammonia and bleach. If you don’t know what happens when you mix ammonia and bleach together, it creates a gas