A Child Called

She did many horrible things to him that he will never forget. He had two other brothers but they didn’t get any of their mother’s harsh beatings or tortures. David’s mother would starve him weeks at a time without giving him even a morsel of food. He had to steal food from stores and the school to survive. One day he stole hot dogs from the school cafeteria and someone caught him. When he got home his mother made him puke it up and then eat it again. She almost went to the extent of making David eat his baby brother’s feces.

Another incident was when David was cleaning the kitchen floor for his mother. She all of a sudden stormed into the kitchen and started yelling at him. “You’ve made my life a living hell!” she sneered. “Now it

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He didn’t describe her with as much venom as I thought he might. I had no idea that actual people have and are going through this torture. The sequel to this book is called “The Lost Boy. He would tell about the garage when he had to sleep in there and he wouldn’t leave anything out. ’s time I show you what hell is like!” Right after she said that she took him by the arm, turned on the gas stove, and burned the flesh on his arm. In a way I admired him for saying that because he knew that his mother had to love him in some way. I have decided that it isn’t always the kid’s fault for their looks or their actions, they could be in as much trouble as Dave was in. Yes, the mother was just as bad, but she would beat Dave right in front of her husband and he wouldn’t do anything about it.

My least favorite character would have to be the father. This book made me have a more open mind to kids that are outcasts. The way the author described the setting in this book was so real and I felt like I was in the book. The setting is what made me get into the story, because I could envision how his living conditions were and how he really felt. It brought me to a realization that I have never known before.

This story ended with David saying the Lord’s Prayer and praying for God to save him from his living hell.

The main reason that he is my least favorite character is that he was supposed to be the protector of Dave, not a scared little wimp that stood in a corner while his flesh and blood was being beaten.

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Lost Boy, Child Called, Lords Prayer, child called, fault looks, mother sudden, favorite character, book reality, living hell, mother love,

Approximate Word count = 807
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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