I read The Girl in the Window: part one (The Feral Child) by Lane DeGregory.
As reading through it I remembered parts that were stated about the conditions that the almost seven year old was in, but Lane's writing was way more descriptive and gave you a real vivid picture of it all. Her use of similes were unique and made each step and process that went on the day that the police went to the house understandable. For example when talking about the officer picking Danielle up from the moldy mattress that she lay on, Lane wrote "When he bent to lift her, she yelped like a lamb." It showed the struggle. Her writing made all of your emotions go in gear, the sadness, and the anger of situation, the outrage that you felt toward the family and the outrage and sadness of those at the house actually viewing the situation. She does a great job of making you feel, and more aware of the reality of the terrible things that go on around us that go unnoticed and want to be more alert.
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