
Thursday's child / Sonya Hartnett.
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Summary:
"Harper 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 bleak 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, Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving his family further and further behind." --Provided by publisher.Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Age Hold Protection | Active/Create Date | Status | Due Date |
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Baker County Library | HARTNETT (Sonya) (Text) | 37814003305035 | YOUNG ADULT - NEW | Book | System_Only_3months | 12/02/2020 | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 1536206431
- ISBN: 9781536206432
- Physical Description: 261 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First U.S. paperback edition.
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "Harper 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 bleak 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, Tin becomes a wild thing, leaving his family further and further behind." --Provided by publisher. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 14 and up. Candlewick press. |
Original Version Note: | Originally published: Australia : Penguin Books, 2000. |
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Subject: | Poverty > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Farm life > Fiction. Depressions > Fiction. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. Young adult fiction. |
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