> I remember that book because I read it when I
>was about nine, and one of the most important
>characters is named Thomas and he's basically
>evil (am I remembering right?) I remember being
>really disturbed at having the same name as him.
>
> Tom Schmidt
> tmschm@wm.edu

Thomas isn't really evil, he's just young and naive and misunderstood. He also had a mean streak in him, but I wouldn't consider that *evil*, really.