Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mister Tom

by Michelle Magorian (Author), Michelle Magorian (Author), Julia Eccleshare (Introduction)

Synopsis

Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. 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...This is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 448
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 06 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 0140372334
ISBN 13: 9780140372335
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Prizes: Winner of Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1982. Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Author Bio
Michelle Magorian was born in Portsmouth and on leaving school studied at the Rose Bruford College of speech and Drama and Marcel Marceau's International School of Mime in Paris. Over the years she became interested in children's books and decided to write one herself. The result was Goodnight Mister Tom, which won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award, an International Reading Association Award and was also made into a much-loved film.