num_pages: 272
description: A stunningly original voice in young adult fictionHarper Flute believes that her younger brother Tin, with his uncanny ability to dig, was born to burrow. While their family struggles to survive in a desolate landscape during the Great Depression, the silent and elusive little Tin - "born on a Thursday and so fated to his wanderings" - begins to escape underground, tunneling beneath their tiny shanty. As time passes and fate deals the family an especially cruel hand, Harper’s parents withdraw emotionally, and her siblings bravely try to fill the void, while Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving them further and further behind.With exquisite prose, richly drawn characters, and a touch of magical realism, Sonya Hartnett tells a breathtakingly original coming-of-age story through the clear eyes of an observant child. It’s a loving and unsentimental portrait of family loyalty in the face of poverty and eartbreak, entwined with a surreal vision of the enigmatic Tin - disappearing into a mysterious labyrinth that reaches unimaginably far, yet remains hauntingly near.
language: English
title: Thursday's Child
titlecomplete: Thursday's Child
genres: Young Adult Historical Fiction, Fiction, Australia, Coming Of Age, Teen, Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Historical, Family, Young Adult
ratings_count: 1342
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Aurealis Award
category: Young Adult Novel
publisher: Candlewick