A heart breaking and heart warming story of a special friendship that grows between Willie Beech, evacuated to the country to avoid the Blitz on London, and Tom Oakley, the reserved old man who takes him in. Willie has been lonely and neglected all his life as his mother lacks the ability to care for him.
Under Mister Tom’s patient and kind guidance Willie grows emotionally and physically to become the boy he should have been. But then his mother wants him back home in London. Must Willie loose everything that has made him happy?
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
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Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.Mum said war was a punishment from God for people's sins, so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for, though.When the Second World War breaks out, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Goodnight Mister Tom and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Goodnight Mister Tom features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks
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Goodnight Mister Tom was written by Michelle Magorian and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Goodnight Mister Tom has 303 pages
