[LM_NET] Hit: Child Called It

[Christina Paniccia <buffcat02@YAHOO.COM>]

Hello Everyone! 
I wanted to thank everyone individually for responding, but did one general 
response instead. It appears that most everyone said that Dave Pelzer's family, 
especially one of his brothers, disputed David's books around 2002, saying that the 
abuse was false. There also doesn't seem to be any evidence or documentation that 
could confirm whether the books are true and reliable.  However, it was also 
suggested that if the abuse was false, California's Child Protective Services would 
have caught on and realized that Dave was lying. 

I  also compared Dave's books to James Frey's book, "A Million Little Pieces". I 
had several responses suggesting that Dave never said that the books was false 
(even though his brother/family said that the books were false), where James said 
that he made up some of his book. Others even suggested that Dave's books were more 
similar to a situation that happened with Mommy Dearest.  Others even suggested 
that they though that Dave was even on Oprah, discussing the debate of whether his 
books were true or false.
 
Many suggested that I try to look in LM_NET about Dave's "Child Called It" for 
information because there was a debate around 2002 on LM_NET. I was even given 
these websites: 

http://etude.uoregon.edu/winter2006/craft/

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/dysfunction-for-dollars.html?scp=1&sq=%22dave%20pelzer%22&st=cse

One last thing: I was told by several people that the book seems to be always out, 
and it doesn't matter whether the books are real or fiction. Several librarians 
keep their Child Called It books in the  Biography section, while others have the 
book in the general Non-Fiction. In my middle school library, it is in the 
Non-Fiction. I also can't keep it on the shelf. It is a very popular book because 
the students can identify with the abuse Dave endured. I was even asked to get the 
book "Fat Stupid Ugly: One Woman’s Courage to Surviveby Debrah Constance as told 
to J.I. Kleinberg, and Foreword by Penny Marshall. I haven't bought it yet, but 
will consider it..

Thanks to everyone again..You saved me a ton of time and aggrivation trying to 
search for information!

Christina

Christina Paniccia, Librarian
Donovan Middle School
Utica, NY 13502

buffcat02@yahoo.com




 
"I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous group. 
They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet 
and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with 
them." --Michael Moore



      

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