Hartnett, Sonya, 1968-

Thursday's child / Sonya Hartnett. - 218 pages ; 20 cm.

Originally published in Australia by Penguin Australia, 2000.

During the long, hungry years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute's family struggles to cope with life on the hot, dusty land. Her younger brother Tin seeks refuge in the contrast of an ancient subterranean world. A world that nurtures, but as disturbing events in the community reveal can also kill. A world that is silent, yet absorbs secrets. A world that has the power to change lives for ever.

Adolescent.

Winner of the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

9781406308525


Depressions--Australia--1929--Fiction.
Poverty--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.


Psychological fiction.
Young adult fiction.

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