This was a moving journey through the devastating effects of the events of 9/11 on the youngest victims. Maynard did an amazing job of getting into the head of a teenage girl dealing with the ramifications of an unimaginable tragedy. The emotion expressed was raw and unfiltered; it allowed the reader to feel the pain and uncertainty of it all, right along with her. Some of the situations Wendy was cast into were somewhat improbable, but were also a reflection of the chaos of the situation, where "the usual rules" didn't apply.
I struggled with the lack of quotation marks. Although I'm aware that this lends a certain quietness to the story, an unusual simplicity; for me, it was more of an encumbrance.
Overall, I appreciated a glimpse into the reality of this terrifying time in our history.
Read 2/10/15
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