A CHILD CALLED 'IT' is the first installment of the MY STORY trilogyIt has sold over 1.6 million copies in Orion paperback alone and reprints regularlyIt was on the New York Times bestseller list for six yearsThe trilogy has sold almost 4 million copies in all Orion editionsDave Pelzer was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and was named one of the 10 Outstanding Young Persons of the WorldThe critics on MY STORY:'His tale will both break and warm your heart' The Mirror'This heartfelt true story of one child's courage to survive cannot fail to move you' Heat'It takes a personal testimony like Dave Pelzer's to bring home the horrors of child abuse - the secrecy, the shame, the struggle to survive' Mail on Sunday'Truly touching, and emotionally shocking. A marvel' Best'Horrifying and yet compelling' Daily Express'A powerful account that spares few details, but ultimately this story is one of hope and of freedom. It is the sort of story that we need to know about, the sort of story that we cannot deny' NSPCC Review.