Good Night, Mr. Tom

Good Night, Mr. Tom
by Michelle Magorian

Good Night, Mr. Tom
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Author: Michelle Magorian
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1986-11-13
ISBN: 006440174X
Number of pages: 336
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen

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Book Review: Good Night, Mr. Tom
Summary: 3 Stars

It was a good book. I just didn't realize it would be so depressing.

Summary of Good Night, Mr. Tom

Winner of the 1982 IRA Children's Book Award

London is poised on the brink of World War 11. 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.

'A small, timid refugee from wartime London-and from a sadistic mother-and a lonely villager who has reluctantly accepted the child form a bond of love and trust that is deeply touching. Michelle Magorian has created a vivid cast for an English story with universal and timeless appeal.' -Zena Sutherland, IRA Children's Book Award Chair. 'An engrossing, vividly detailed novel.' -BL.

Winner, 1982 International Reading Association Children's Book Award
Notable Children's Books of 1982 (ALA)
1982 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
1983 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
1982 Young Adult Editors' Choices (BL)
1983 Teachers' Choices (NCTE)
Notable 1982 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)
Children's Books of 1982 (Library of Congress)

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