A review by cmdw74
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

4.0

This was not an enjoyable book to read- it was incredibly painful from beginning to end. But that just means this author did her job very well. She took readers inside the mind of a severely neglected and traumatized 8 year old who actually thinks and behaves like a severely neglected and traumatized 8 year old. As a child psych clinician myself (like the author), I felt like there was authenticity here, albeit some worst-case scenario events. I’ll be reading more by this author.