Child abuse is fast becoming a trend in today's society. The book "A Child Called It" by David Pelzer thought light on this issue...by telling his story. It was a family of five, a Mom, Dad, and three sons, whose lives were fulfilled with love and care. In this story Dave, the oldest son is the main character along with his mother, Catherine. Is the story of a young boy who, in order to survive, must triumph over the physical, emotional, and medical abuse created by his mother. The exploitation of alcohol plays an important role in the abuse by the mother and the neglect to see and the courage to intervene the problems by Dave's father. Dave considered the abuse he endured by his mother, 'games'. But he always tried to be one small step ahead of her. Like Death from Child Abuse . . . And No One Heard, the outside world does nothing to help out a small child suffering from various forms of abuse. The few people who took notice were David's teachers and the school nurse. Yet it took them a considerable amount of time to finally build up suspicion and finally report Dave's problems to the proper authorities. I find the unreported instances observed by the public to be just as substantial a crime as the child abusers themselves. One of the things I enjoyed and always found myself grinning about was the spunk that Dave had. He was crafty enough to Search Help a child called it One of the worst cases of child abuse in the state of California has been documented by the child himself in the book " A Child Called ' It .'" David Pelzer provides a detailed outline of his terrible life, growing up the son of an alcoholic mother, and a father who stood by and watched the abuse. ... The story takes a circular trip around the many years of abuse. It begins with what ended the torment and pain, and continues with the years prior. In this section of the book, Pelzer speaks of the unthinkable horror hi...