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Title	:	Good Night, Mr. Tom
Author	:	Michelle Magorian
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	November 13th 1986 by HarperCollins (first published 1981)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Classics. Childrens. Young Adult. War

Good Night, Mr. Tom

Michelle Magorian

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.31 | 36664 Users | 1788 Reviews

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London is poised on the brink of World War II. Timid, scrawny Willie Beech -- the abused child of a single mother -- is evacuated to the English countryside. At first, he is terrified of everything, of the country sounds and sights, even of Mr. Tom, the gruff, kindly old man who has taken him in. But gradually Willie forgets the hate and despair of his past. He learns to love a world he never knew existed, a world of friendship and affection in which harsh words and daily beatings have no place. Then a telegram comes. Willie must return to his mother in London. When weeks pass by with no word from Willie, Mr. Tom sets out for London to look for the young boy he has come to love as a son.

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Original Title:	Good Night, Mr. Tom
ISBN:	006440174X (ISBN13: 9780064401746)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	United Kingdom
Literary Awards:	Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1982), West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) for Older Readers (1983), IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award (1982)

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Ratings: 4.31 From 36664 Users | 1788 Reviews

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I remember reading this book whilst I was at primary school and again at secondary school when I developed a keen interest in history. Magorian tells the story of Will Beech, an evacuee who is placed in the hands of Mr Tom Oakley at the start of WWII. However after spending a few months in the countryside, he is summoned back home to his mother where he is subjected to abuse, until he is rescued by Mr Tom. At first, you sense uncertainty as to what will become of Will and Tom but then as the

With World War II looming over their heads, the city of London makes a decision to evacuate the children to the countryside. Willie Beech is one of the many children brought to Little Weirwold, where he is left at the home of Mr. Thomas Oakley, Mr. Tom. At the start, he feels a little put out, but accepts it as his duty. As does his dog Sammy, who seems happy to have a young person around, and bonds quickly with Willie.As Mr. Tom begins to observe Willie, whom Mr. Tom calls William, he begins to

I first came across this story many years ago when it was on the TV and fell in love with it then. I discovered after that it was based on a book, which I hunted out and read. So I was looking for something to read next and this grabbed my eye for a re-read.It really is a lovely story, which had me welling up at times. You can picture the boys confusion at never having been in the country and wondering what things were. I loved the way that Mister Tom becomes softer as the story goes on

Re-read this as an adult for book club and it was just as delightful as ever. I was surprised how emotional I was and how invested I was in their lives! Great, timeless book.

This is probably the book I have shed most tears over in my life. I can't even remember how often I read it as a young teenager, but I still feel that shiver going down my spine. Set in the English country-side during World War Two, it tells the story of a boy who is evacuated from London. He has to live with grumpy Mister Tom, and in the beginning, you can physically feel the boy's fear. As time goes by, the odd couple starts bonding, new friendships and interests make life exciting even though

Willie Beech an 8 year old boy severely deprived and abused by his psychotic religious crank mother, is evacuated from his home in London on the eve of the Second World War to the English countryside town of Little Weirwold where he is billeted with the semi-reclusive elderly villager Tom Oakley. He finds in Tom a loving father figure and with Tom's border collie Sammy and the friends Willie makes in the village the irrepressible and chatty actor's son Zach , the farm boy George and two twin

When I read a book like this one, I try to imagine what my eight or ten year-old self would have thought of it. Im pretty sure she would have loved this and read it more than once. It is beautifully written, very sweet and uplifting, and inspires kindness and a view of the world as a place that will rescue you. William Beech is an evacuee from London during WWII, and Tom Oakley is the reclusive elderly man who has the boy foisted upon him. Will is a child who has been abused and bullied and his