"This is a gentle story, told with engaging warmth. Swerdfeger weaves a tale of four middle school children who deal with real life issues, from cutting on the lunch line to tragic car accidents. Through these experiences THURSDAY'S CHILD learns to turn enemies into friends through compassion."--Joseph Downing, Syracuse, NY. "Steven Swerdfeger has an eye for the details of everyday school rules & rituals that allow him to place his precocious hero & his "Gang of Four" in a convincing setting. Because he also has a feel for the fun that comes from camaraderie of young people bucking the system, his central theme of a search for fairness & justice in life is rendered lightly. Swerdfeger remembers what it is like to be young & discovering adult hypocrisy for the first time, so he can increase the appeal of his young bunch when he creates richly comic grown-up nemeses for them to challenge. What is more, he knows how to ground the comedy in more muted & serious emotions: the smartest boy in town must confront problems for which there are no easy intellectual solutions, & in the end even the school bully has a story to tell."--Paul Howe, Philadelphia, PA. To order: BOOKWORLD, 1-800-444-2524; Cloudbank Creations, Inc., FAX: 500-674-5190.