Thursday's Child [Paperback]

Noel Streatfeild (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1985

No one knows who Margaret Thursday is, because she was found as a baby on the church steps, on a Thursday. But Margaret is sure that she is somebody, and that one day she will be famous.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Yearling (December 1, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440486874
• ISBN-13: 978-0440486879
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,861,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware of the mass-market paperback, it's not what I loved, September 6, 2000

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Elaine Wilson "kostia" (Manassas, Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thursday's Child (Paperback)

One of the shadowy, half-remembered books in the back of my mind is a big hardcover in a scratchy green cloth binding, a book called Thursday's Child by Noel Streatfeild. I despair of ever finding that book again, because this one, an out-of-print British paperback Amazon found for me after searching for YEARS, isn't the right story. It has the right characters, like the lovely Lavinia Beresford and the central Margaret Thursday, but I fear it has been abridged. With an axe. This is the kind of thing that makes me want to cry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thursday's Child by Noel Streatfield-best book ever, April 26, 2009

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T. Dear "homeschool4x" (round rock tx) - See all my reviews
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I checked this book out of my grade school library so many times that when I moved away, they gave it to me. Excellent, wonderful, honorable book. Great for girls and exciting enough for boys. A British orphan rebels against the Matron to find her path in life.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Inspiring Read, March 2, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Thursday's Child (Hardcover)

Margaret Thursday is one of the greatest heroines in children's literature today and it's a great shame she's not recognised as much as she deserves to be. It's this aspect however that makes this book a refreshing read for anybody wanting to escape the hype of Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, and it will leave a lasting impression on anyone who reads it. Some might say the book is a little unchallenging; after all it is a children's book, but for me it is this that adds to the beauty of the simple story of a spirited and gifted child who boldly sets out to seek her fortune in the world. Age doesn't and shouldn't matter at all when you've got a wonderful book like this.