Thursday's child / Sonya Hartnett.
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TextPublisher: London : Walker Books, 2017Copyright date: ©2000Description: 218 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781406308525Subject(s): Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Fiction | Poverty -- Fiction | Families -- FictionGenre/Form: Psychological fiction. | Young adult fiction. DDC classification: A823.4 Awards: Winner of the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Young Adult | F HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111067255610 |
Originally published in Australia by Penguin Australia, 2000.
Adolescent.
Winner of the 2002 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
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.
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