shayla

2/10/11

Dave Pelzer on //March 5th 1973// was saved from going back to the most terrible place on earth for him. This place was home his mother would abuse only his and do other cruel and vicious things. Dave had 2 other brothers Stan and Ronald. At once she was the most loving mother of all time but one day that all changed. For no reason at all she sent his brothers upstairs and beat the heck out of Dave. This all started when Dave was just 4 years old. Their mother was an amazing cook she would cook exotic meals all the time but they would be delicious.

She used to take them on trips during the day. Once she took them into Chinatown, San Fransico. That night when they got home she played the record made an exotic Chinese dinner and wore a traditional kimono. She also handed out fortune cookies for everyone to read. Sounds nice doesn’t it I myself and Dave don’t know what had happened that day she decided to treat Dave that way that day. I guess something just clicked with a drunken thing. Who knows how all this happened we just know it stopped the day go //March 5th 1973.//

Dave Pelzer is the main character in this book. He was abused from the ages of 4 through 12. That’s eight years of abuse. He is a very shy person. At once his family was so loving and caring. Now everyone except for his dad HATES him.

14 February 2011 50- 92

One day Dave plans to go live My opinion of the book so far is well, it’s sad. Abuse is the way to describe the book. I read the last page and he prays to the lord and he gets saved. At once he believed no one and nothing could save him from his mom. That just shows how powerful time and patience can be. The lord can also be great this book is very sad. I’m actually almost done with it. I couldn’t put it down for the past few days with his dad. He and his dad will leave this place. Of course Dave did on the day of //March 5th 1973// In this chapter Dave is now referred to the family as “The Boy.” Dave is not a part of the family anymore. His mother says that he does not deserve to be a part of the family. His mother has let herself go. She has a big beer belly and wears no makeup. Last summer he was in trouble for being too loud. His face was shoved in materiel that his baby brother has made in his dipper. Dave would pray to lord. Nothing worked for him.

One summer his mother stabbed him. She was mad at him because he was late to finish the dishes. She timed Dave on all of his chores. She said I quote “If you don’t finish in time I’m gonna kill you.” She grabbed a cutting knife just then and sat down and watched him finish. She was rocking in her chair and almost fell. The knife flew out of her hand. He broke a rib and could not breath this was on the fourth of July. He was allowed food and a sparkler and his mother was nice again. His rib got infected and he would squeeze the whitey/yellowy stuff until it was just blood again.

My opinon of the book was it was good. Some sad parts were trhe stabbeing,the cabin part and a couple more I cant remember.More bad parts were he was bot very discripedive because I like to picture things in it.

14 February 92-finished

Today Dave is late with his chores. Better hope mom doesn’t find out. She did find out and that night she does not beat Dave. She did worse, she had Dave swallow ammonia. He did not think it would be that bad. It was, he couldn’t breathe he felt the skin on his tongue peeling layer by layer. The next night she did it again but this time in front of the father.

His father couldn’t bare to watch him. Again his mother hit his back so he wouldn’t DIE. It took a couple years for all skin to grow back. His teachers would ask what happened. Dave would cover up and LIE. For his mother, the woman who beats the living daylight out of him. I just find that amazing. His father is the only source Dave has to rely on. “The only way for Dave to get out of this living devilhome."

The setting is in Daly City, California. Most of the time Dave is at school. Dave runs to school in the morning. Also, he runs home after school. Another setting is his home; his bedroom is an old army cot in the basement/garage. Dave spends s the other half of his time cleaning. Cleaning the bathroom and the kitchen.

My opinion is that Dave is living my worst nightmare. The things he does for that woman is insane. I would never keep all that to myself. This book was amazing it’s just too bad I finished it read it again and then finished it. I am now reading “Tempted.”A Child Called “It” after a 2nd time reading it. It made me realize that a person can change at any moment. Just like “It’s” mom did.

23 FEB PGS 1-5 I have finished the book A child called "It". Now I'm on the book The Cage thae Animals at Night. Jennings and his mom are wlking throgh town to go somewhere. His mom wont tell him where in fact shes not even talking at all. It seems like shes deprised. When they got there they were approched by a nun dressed in all white. After the nun taking jennings by the hand to a room full of loud childeren. When they saw all those kids it was silent.

I thought that was the orphanage because she kissed him many times and took off his coat. After that she said"I'll be back soon." All kids seemed to want to play with the tryciles. Alot of kids were fighting over the bikes. But he just sat and watched all kids play fihgt laugh and have a good time in there. It seems cool the book said that above the floor hung like 6 lava lamps. But the paint is beinng chipped away, the paint is blue.

Jenning Michael Burch is the main character of this book. He also wrote the book because it's based on his life. In the book so far he is sad,shy, and lonley because he has no friends in this place. Just because had a bad life i think its good he made the best of it.I think he is a good kid so far.Jennings is a shy guy. Well around people he is nobody talked to him. He dosen't try to make friends at this new place.

My opinion is this book is super good. I would read this book again if I wanted to. I've heard its's kinda sad but so far in the beginning it is.Theres not alot to say about the book. So thats it so far bye.

28 FEB PGS 5-15

Jennings fell asleep in the place. It was kinda like a church place. A mean angry nun came up to jennings because the rooms was empty and he was still there. She put him in a room with 2 other boys and yelled BE NICE. Yup it was the orphanage. Jennings was hook number 27. Put on the baggy pajamas said hthe mean nun. After that he got into his bed it was cold and white.

In the book jenningss htought he was goning home. A nice nun told him that we were going to have breakfast first. Jennings tooth brush from the night before was made with paper on it so he didnt brush his teeth that morning. Jennings dosent know that hes in the orphanage. He thinks his mom left him there because he did something bad. What ever it was it must have been terrible. Jennings has definetly goten stronger in the book. He defends himself more often. Sister Frances entred the room and every body got up and straghtned their line up. So that shows that he catches on fast to what to do next. Even though he's just been there a day he already has a friend there. The book i dont really understand whats going on because i feel like for me they jumped scene to scene. The author explained it like this one scene. Jennings gets slaped by the nun and she tells him shes gone now stop crying.jennings was only like 7 or 8 i belive. That is very sad he must of had a harsh life. I read a little more and now i understand whats going on. The autohr really thouhgt this book out. he dose put in every detail or at least tries. I am on page 28.

!%_@* There was this really mean kid and he was also an orphan. He asked jennings what his name was. Jennings repeted his name and the boy siad jenny. Everybody started to laugh. HE started to cry and the older kid pushed him and said see he is a girl he crys. He wiped his teirs and tried to be strong. I thouhgt that was very mean and later he meets somen else. Jennings meets mark another foster kid. he told jennings to not listen to those guys and that they make fun of people ALL THE TIME ! This kid was chubby had blak hair and wore glasses. He said that mark looked like an owl but not to his face.Jennings found out he was a foster kid that day. Mark told him " this is angle homes for orphan children. Jennings tried to hold back the tears but hten mark saw him starting to cry. Mark told jennings that it is better to be a foster child than an orphan. Jennings finaly found a friend and i think that mark had no friends before he meet jennings. Next, i think jennings will ask him how long hes been in the home.Theres not really alot ot say next. OH! he got in trouble agian for no reason. From antoher child number 10. =This book has gotten boring. There isnt mystery like there used to be. In the begging of thte book You didnt know what was going on so yo were interested. Know its very obvios that whtas goin to happen next. Thats my entry for wiki number six=