num_pages: 249
description: When Doone Penny, the youngest son of a London greengrocer, inadvertently participates in his older sister's ballet class, he is struck with a desire to dance that impels him to persevere in spite of his parents' objections
language: English
title: Thursday's Children
titlecomplete: Thursday's Children
genres: Childrens, Literary Fiction, Novels, School Stories, Young Adult, Classics, British Literature, Family, Fiction
ratings_count: 607
publisher: Laurel-Leaf Books