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Goodnight Mister Tom (Puffin Modern Classics) by [Michelle Magorian, Neil Reed]

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A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime.

Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book, all with exciting new covers and endnotes with author profile, interesting facts around the story and archive material.

Goodnight Mister Tom - winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award - by Michelle Magorian has delighted generations of children. It's the story of young Willie Beech, evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London. As time goes by Tom begins to worry when Willie doesn't answer his letters, so he goes to London to find him, and there makes a terrible discovery.

Also by Michelle Magorian:

Back Home; Waiting for my Shorts to Dry; Who's Going to take Care of Me?; Orange Paw Marks; A Little Love Song; In Deep Water; Jump; A Cuckoo in the Nest; A Spoonful of Jam; Be Yourself; Just Henry

Length: 380 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Age Level: 9 - 11

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A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"An engrossing and poignant story, with much sunlight tobalance the darkness." -- "The New Yorker""Powerful."-- "The Read-Aloud Handbook"by Jim Trelease --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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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.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Michelle Magorian combines her two careers as actress and writer. Her very first book, Goodnight Mister Tom, propelled her to fame and is widely regarded as a modern classic.

THE BASICS

Born- Southsea, Portsmouth, November 6th 1947

Jobs- Actress

Lives- Petersfield

First Book- Goodnight Mister Tom, 1981

THE BOOKS

Michelle Magorian never set out to be an author. Her long-held ambition was to be an actress. She studied at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama and Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. Whilst in Paris, she began a journal. After finishing her training, she embarked on work in touring and repertory theatre companies, continuing to scribble away in secret. It was in this environment that Michelle wrote Goodnight Mister Tom. Whilst researching Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle came across a photograph of a group of English children on a liner, returning from America to England. This picture inspired her second novel, Back Home. Michelle achieved her ambition of becoming an actress and has worked in theatre, television and film. Appropriately, both Goodnight Mister Tom and Back Home have been adapted for television. Back Home was also adapted for BBC Radio 4 and Goodnight Mr Tom has been performed as a stage musical.

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ASIN : B003TSE8IK

Publisher : Puffin (3 June 2010)

Language : English

File size : 2933 KB

Text-to-Speech : Enabled

Screen Reader : Supported

Enhanced typesetting : Enabled

X-Ray : Enabled

Word Wise : Enabled

Print length : 380 pages

Best Sellers Rank: 79,634 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)

13 in Children's Adoption Books

54 in Children's Historical Fiction on Military & Wars

125 in Children's Classic Literature

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Mr. M. Lloyd
Extremely Involving Tale
Reviewed in Australia on 16 February 2019
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This very original and captivating tale of the Second World War is mostly set in a little village but its understanding of character and depth of understanding are both vast.
Compulsive reading.
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robyn g westgate
Wonderfully sad and happy a wonderful end.
Reviewed in Australia on 27 July 2018
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This book and movie is number one on my list .
John Thaw is perfect as Mr Tom and after seeing the movie i just had to read the book and wasn't disappointed . I had to send to England for the movie and was worth the trouble..
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Jessica Lucille
Amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 31 December 2019
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I’m 30 years old and I read this book in high school. I loved it as much as I did then! Highly recommend for all ages.
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Janice Eastaughffe
Good book
Reviewed in Australia on 12 September 2020
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A delightful easy read good book
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Andrew
overpriced
Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2017
this book is over priced horribly. this is a great book but it should be free. i mean harry potter is better and its free.

beside that AWESOME BOOK
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madsam
He really enjoyed the story and asked quite a lot of questions ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2017
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Bought this for my 10 year old son as a Christmas present(2016). He started reading it just before Easter (2017) as he was studying WW2 in school. He really enjoyed the story and asked quite a lot of questions related to that time and story. He did say that it was one of his favourite stories and would read it again. Def a firm favourite
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Janie U
Many questions will be raised by a interested young reader
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2020
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I recently read a book about childhood reading. Many of the books discussed were very familiar to me but this one had passed me by so it seemed a good excuse to read it now.
I expected a happy story set in wartime and it was so much more than that. The descriptions are wonderful and I loved the subtlety of the relationships, particularly that of Tom and Willie.
At the start the subject matter is so dark so I wasn't prepared when the plot darkened even further with details of Willie's background and his treatment in London showing the worst of humanity. More happily his life in the country soothes and attempts to cure him as he is wrapped in love and friendship. There is a simplicity to the "bad" town and the "good" country which was rather basic for an adult audience but works perfectly for a younger reader.
At times the narrative takes a turn towards Enid Blyton (e.g. their trip to the seaside) but, being written in the 1980s not the 1930s, there is always something sad to balance the book.
I loved that this plot never patronises its younger audience with Will's life raising many questions to an interested reader.
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Goodnight Mr Tom
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016
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A billeting officer stood at Mr Tom's door with a small boy at her side, the boy was to go with a family near a church and it should be a religious family, a cardboard label round his neck gave his name as William Beech, Tom was in his sixties and told the boy to come in, he gave the boy something to eat and drink and said he had to go out for a while and suggested Willie look around, Willie knew he was a bad boy his mother had told him so, he met Mrs Hartridge his new teacher in the graveyard and said he was 8yrs old, a dog ran up to him, Willie was terrified he was going to hit it with a large stick when Tom appeared and took the stick from him, Willie covered his head waiting for the beating that never came

Back at the cottage Willie was sitting in front of the fire, Tom picked up the poker to stoke the fire, Willie thought it was meant for him and fainted, when Willie came round they went to the village where Tom spoke to Mrs Fletcher, she knitted and Tom asked if she could make Willie a jumper, they carried on to a farm to order extra milk, Willie was scared he had never seen a cow, they were both soaked by rain on the way home, Tom looked in Willie's bag for any night clothes, he found a note from his mother saying Tom had to beat Willie if he was bad and sent a buckled belt to do it with, Tom was furious and threw it out of the window, Willie was asked to take off his clothes

Tom found Willie's underpants wee stitched to his vest and he had to cut them off, Tom dried him off seeing the scars and bruises all over his body, taking Willie up to bed Willie tried to sleep under the bed, he had never slept in a bed before, next morning Will was terrified he had wet the bed, Tom made no fuss and stripped and washed Will, Tom asked Will to write a postcard to his mother and it was then that Tom realised that Will couldn't read or write, that day Will made friends with another evacuee, Zach a Jewish boy, Tom and Will went to town where he was bought new clothes and art stuff, he also had pyjamas to wear to bed although he wet again the following day, this time though Tom had put a rubber sheet on, war was declared

Everybody now were putting up their Anderson shelters, the story continues as Will slowly starts to love his new life in the country and Tom the man who is caring for him, Tom helps to teach Will to read and write and continue his art and realizes that he is very good, Will has his first Birthday party with presents, most evacuees go home because the government asks for parents to pay money to help with the expense, only a few are left with Will and Zach, Will has his first dry night, Will's mother wants him back and he is sent back to London during the Blitz, his mother doesn't recognize him, she accuses him of stealing all his belongings and clothes and Will finds a baby sister with tape over her mouth to stop her crying, Will is badly beaten

Many weeks pass and Tom has heard nothing, he decides to go to London, you will now have to read on to see what has happened to Will and if Tom is in time to save him

Excellent book, if you have seen the Tv film with John Thaw ( which was very well cast and acted ) you must still read the book, there are many differences, worth a read
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John Hopper
great book for children and others like me!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2019
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This award-winning children's novel published in 1981 has been read and enjoyed by generations of children since. It tells the heart-warming story of a small boy, William Beech, who is evacuated to the country village of Little Weirwold just before the outbreak of the Second World War. He is billetted with a withdrawn elderly widower Tom Oakley. Despite their differences, Tom comes to care for his young charge, who, it emerges, has been beaten and abused by his fanatically religious widowed mother. At one point, the mother uses a ruse to lure the boy back to London, but all comes good in the end for young Will and Tom. The book deals with serious themes, child abuse and war, yet carries a lightness of touch with many happy scenes in the village and surrounding countryside. If I had one criticism, the book is perhaps slightly too long for its content, but that, I acknowledge, is being rather picky and I am reading it as an adult, not its main target audience. A great read.
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Garreth W
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2020
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Overal a nice story.... I say nice because it was very happily ever after in some parts and quite frankly a little unconvincing. Little Willie was loved by everyone in the village and life was almost boring for the reader occasionally, it almost felt as if the author felt sorry for poor ickle Will and wanted him to have a perfect life. I felt that his friend Carrie had little personality until the end of the book but her sister..... She was only there because Carrie was really.
I was glad that Will got to have a talent in drawing but the author kept giving him more and more talents throught the book which made him slowly seem more unreal. The story was shocking in places - the whole violence and abuse from Willies mother didnt fit the otherwise happy story at all, it seemed very disturbing.
It was a good story and well written, I was engrossed the whole way through due to the descriptive launguage but I questioned the story line as I read it.
It was overall an enjoyable read as long as you never question the plot.
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