Because even though he was getting abused by his mom, he never gave up meaning he never tried to kill himself or tried to call police of course until the teachers told the police. so i think "never give up" is a good theme for this book.
The lesson of a child named it is that whatever your situation is never give up always fight for what you believe.
I can't give out his email as it is confidential, but you can reach him via his website at www.davepelzer.com. Click the Radio Dave link on the left. Then click the Submit a Question button on the bottom.
No, Cathrine Roevera Pelzer was never charged in fact if you read all three of David Pelzers books and his brother Richard's book, you find out that after Dave was taken away by the police his brother Richard soon took his placed as the abused son and Richard was never taken from his mother but endured the abuse for 10 years till he moved out of his mothers house and in with friends, (though the abuse he received was brutal, he did not endure much of what his brother did). Their mother died of a heart attack or heart faliure in the late 80's or early 90's, i don't have the books in front of me or i could give a more acurate time, when she died one of the boys was still living at her house, the youngest Kevin. She died in 1992.
There were many horrible things his mother did to him, but, in my mind, and mostly everyone elses, it was that she "accidentallu" stabed him 1/4 of an inch away from his heart and didn't give him medical treatment.
Charlotte's Web. When Wilbur is about to give up hope that he was going to die, but Charlotte helped him stay alive.
While his mother cared for the rest of the family, Pelzer was starved, beaten, burned, and referred to as "the boy" and eventually, "it." His mother forced him eat his brother's feces, drink ammonia, and would hold his arm over a gas stove. She also stabbed him and dislocated his arm. Mrs. Pelzer would explain the incidents as if they were accidents on behalf of David. When she dislocated his arm, she told the doctor the dramatic story that David was falling off the top bunk of his bunk bed and she ran to catch him, but she was just a tad too late. David was told by his mother if he does not use her excuses that she would give him a more horrible punishment While his mother cared for the rest of the family, Pelzer was starved, beaten, and referred to as "the boy" and eventually, "it." Mrs. Pelzer would explain the incidents as if they were accidents on behalf of David.
ask Dave and he should give it to you
To have theme is to give it a color. get your crossword puzzle done!
through theme and don't give theme anything
According to my research I believe the theme was never to give up.
In the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie Dave gave the chipmunks saving bonds for christmas.
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