A child called it

So we had to pick a book that we never read before and that is inspiring to us in some shape or form. My boyfriend and I on sunday before going back to school from break, decided to go to the book store (Borders) in echolon mall. Malik said to me,"Yo you never read this book, you should read it. We had to read this in school and you know I don't like reading , but I liked the book". So I had went on and bought the book A CHILD CALLED IT. So far since i have read the book it is hard to put down. The boys name is really David but no one calls him by his name. He has two other brothers but he is the only one being treated in this shameful way. In the beginning of the story, the family was one big perfect happy family then all of a sudden the mother started turning into this evil witch. Whenever papa would go away to work for a long amount of time, Mother would starve David, Beat David, and constantly call him a bad boy. She would send David to school everyday in the same clothes with holes in them and the smell; Oh the smell as they decribed it in the book was horrible! Everytime David was asked about his bruises, his mother already had his mind made up of to what stories to tell. Because David never got fed at home by second grade, he began to use his mind and think of ways to steal food at school. As I read more into the book I find out that the mother's harsh punishments only worsen. She shoves baby poo in Davids face and tells him to eat it and makes him stand in the garage for hours doing nothing. The only thing that can keep David sane is to count and be strong. This little boy is only about six or seven and is tormented the way he is. What a strong little boy he is.