![]() Dave Pelzer is adapting An author best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called It.Īt the age of 12, Dave was removed from an abusive home and placed in a series of foster homes. Tamlin Hall, whose film Holden On has won multiple awards around the country is attached to direct. August 2017 - We are very excited to announce that writer/producer David Goldblum of Conscious Contact Productions has acquired the film rights to Dave Pelzer's, #1 New York Times bestselling book, A Child Called “IT” which was on the New York Times Best Sellers List for a record breaking six years. ![]() A CHILD CALLED "IT" IS COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN. In 1979, he joined the Air Force and later became an author of memoirs and self-improvement books. At the age of 12, Dave was removed from an abusive home and placed in a series of foster homes. ![]() An author best known for his 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called It. ![]()
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