In A child called IT by Dave, Pelzer David is abused. In the beginning David has a happy family. They would go to the park to have lunch. They would all play outside and enjoy themselves. Mother would make the family dinner and set the table for them all to eat at. Meantime David’s mother became unhappy. She would argue with David’s dad all the time. His mother stopped wearing her dresses and doing her make up all nice. Davids mother became super violent towards David. As a result of Davids mother being unhappy she would hit and slap David. It got worse shorty after. Slapping became punching and hits became staring him. She worked him as a slave. She even made him drink ammonia as a punishment. David’s mother was determined to terminate David’s