Book out of my past

The book that I have chose is A Child Called "It" by the author Dave Pelzer.  I have read this book multiple times but I first picked up the book when I was in the sixth grade.  I have read this book a total of five times but it was first recommended to me by my sixth grade teacher Mr. Valdez.  I have never been the type to easily pick  up just any book and instantly be interested in it but this book was different.  I was having a hard time finding a good book in the library when Mr. Valdez pointed it out to me.  The book is about a young boy who was treated badly by his own mother.  She tortured him and treated him less than his siblings.  This book stood out to me because it is based on a true story and that young boy is the author Dave Pelzer.  The most interesting part of the book is that he wasn't always treated this way.  When he was younger his mother would take him and his two brothers on family trips while their father was away on work.  It wasn't until his mom became an alcoholic that she started disciplining him more and more.  By the time he was twelve years old he was being questioned by the school nurse for his bruises that seemed to multiply by the day. He lied about it because he was scared his mother would hurt him for saying anything.  I recommend this book to everyone to read because it is a powerful book with a powerful message.  It is a story about a child's life while being neglected and mistreated by the person that experienced it himself.  He goes into great detail and the way that he describes it grabs the reader's attention and makes you want to read more.