Goodnight Mr Tom (Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian)

Member Name: hayley

Product:	Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian
Date:	21/07/00 (602 review reads)
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Advantages: A good book which doesn't dodge issues

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Don't just dismiss this book as a children's classic, because it hold a lot of charm and poignancy as a book for adults. The recent televisation of Michelle Magorian's 'Goodnight Mr Tom' will have, no doubt ahve increased the book's popularity, but if you still haven't read it, I would thoroughly recommend that you try it.

'Goodnight Mr Tom' holds a number of qualities. It is moving and does not just dodge issues because it is a children's book. Michelle Magorian deals with the effects of war on children, death, failure at school and child abuse, yet the happy ending means that the gloom isn't dwelt on.

A good all-round book.

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