Commentary: A Child Called "It" This book was especially disturbing to me in that I tend to carry a significant burden for abused children. In this piece, a scene of child abuse and neglect is painted by the person who suffered one of the worst cases in California history. The colors used are not the colors of the quitter or the defeated; they are the hues of the survivor and the tenacious spirit that can survive. Most people recognize the adversity that a family can incur by being a different color than others in their community, or from a different country, speak a different language, worship a different deity. These are understood, and sometimes eve