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Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian

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: ... down for a day. I remember coming across as slightly rude when asking her how old she was when she wrote her first book, ... more

... however I don't think she found it offensive as it does seem like quite a legitimate question to ask. Let me get on with describing more of the book though. This story is set during the war and we follow the life of William who is a quiet boy and goes to live with an old man named Tom. Tom teaches William a lot about life and this is one of those stories where throughout the book you see William change from a boy to a man. Not in terms of looks as he is still only aged around ten, but in his manner and personality. To...more

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Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian: Goodnight Mister Tom! (477 words)
by rose1986 - written on 20/12/07 (Very useful, 402 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 ...

Goodnight Mister Tom (942 words)
by sonic0209 - written on 30/12/08 (Very useful, 297 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 ...

Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian: Mellowed Magic (283 words)
by K.R.MkD - written on 29/05/01 (Very useful, 592 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 ...

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