Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian Reviews

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Description:ISBN 0141301449 / Author: Michelle Margorian / Genre: Fiction / The gruff old Mr Thomas Oakley is less than pleased when he is forced to ... more

Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian ... take in a scrawny little city boy as a guest, but because it is compulsory that each villager takes in an evacuee, from London during the WWII bombing raids, he reluctantly agrees. Mister Tom soon realises that young Willie Beech is hiding something, and the pair begin to form an unlikely bond whilst Willie grows in confidence and begins to forget the past. But when he has to return to war-torn London to face his mother again he retreats into his shy and awkward ways once more and Mister Tom is faced with the choice to act to save his young friend, or stay within the safety of the village and his time-worn ways.

Newest Review: ... new found happiness is shattered when he is summoned back to London by his mother. Characters: Tom Oakley is a typical old ... more

 ... man who is set in his ways and living alone has nobody to answer to. When he gets asked to take in William, he know it's part of the pre-war duty to oblige but, he was expecting a bit of a wild child judging by all the rumours going around the village. I like how the author has made Tom a caring person in his own way with very set rules of how things should work and yet also made him quite a large and scary looking figure to the small William. I think this has the right effect for the reader to be able to picture Tom...more

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Customer Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian Reviews (12)

rose1986
Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian: Goodnight Mister Tom! (477 words)
by - written on 20/12/07 (Very useful, 455 readings)
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Goodnight Mister Tom has always been one of my favourite stories from when I was younger. I remember my mum bought me the book for my Christmas one year after I watched the drama on TV and I loved it. The novel was actually written in 1981 by Michelle Magorian and the drama was first played on TV in 1998. The drama was directed by Jack Gold and I remember it being brilliant. The story is about a young boy called William Beech who was just 10 years old when he was evacuated from his home town, London, where he lived with his mother during the Second World War. William is amongst a group of children brought to a quiet village and a gentleman called Tom Oakley is ...  Read the complete review

sonic0209
Crowned ReviewGoodnight Mister Tom (946 words)
by - written on 30/12/08 (Very useful, 693 readings)
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My eldest son is in Year 4 (second year of Juniors or 8-9 year olds in old money) and last term he and I read Goodnight Mister Tom together in support of the WW2 syllabus subject that they were following. I found that what is essentially a children's novel (in the vein of The Railway Children and The Chronicles of Narnia) and which appears on the school syllabus, had both the depth and gravity of a novel aimed at adults, whilst remaining accessible to the younger reader. To be frank, I was surprised at how moved I was when reading it. The book, by Michelle Magorian, was published in 1980 and tells the story of a WW2 evacuee, Will, who leaves London to live in ...  Read the complete review

frankie1984
Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian: A book to read again and again....... (837 words)
by - written on 14/12/11 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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I have always loved reading and have done so from an early age. When I first started high school, I had a great English teacher who gave me some great tips on books and most she recommended, I enjoyed. One such book was this one by Michelle Magorian and I never forget reading it for the first time as I truly loved it and was so caught up in the book. The author: Michelle Magorian is an English author who was born in 1947. Even though, she was raised after the war ended, this era plays quite a big part in this book. She has written mainly books aimed at teenagers and young children as well as some poetry books. This particular book was adapted for TV in ...  Read the complete review

kelr101
Goodnight Mr Tom (713 words)
by - written on 18/12/05 (Very useful, 8569 readings)
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Goodnight, Mr Tom is a heart-warming tale of an evacuee, sent into the country from London, during the Second World War. The evacuee, William Beech, is a young boy who has been separated from his abusive mother, to live out the war in the country. He is “assigned” to Old Mr Tom Oakley, a hardened widower who lost his young wife and small son many years ago. Mr Tom struggles to reach out to poor Willie, eventually realising that he is just a scared, lonely and abused little boy, who has never been taught to read and write. Together they journey through the tale, discovering hidden talents of Willie’s, accepting past memories and seeking out new friends. ...  Read the complete review

K.R.MkD+
Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian: Mellowed Magic (284 words)
by - written on 29/05/01, updated on  29/05/01 (Very useful, 613 readings)
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Goodnight Mr. Tom is a wonderful tale of emotions concerning a small, meek evacuee (William Beech) drafted into the country from London in World War II and the impact he has on a gruff, unsocialable old country man. (Thomas Oakley) It is a modern, classic tale, the likes of which can be precious few. The tale develops beautifully, showing how William gradually adapts to life in the country, and life in general. At 8 years old, his gruff supervisor soon warms to the new child in his life, bringing back past memories for him. At the same time, his instant impressions of the terrified boy suggest to him that something is badly wrong, and after a wonderful few ...  Read the complete review

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