Good Night, Mr. Tom

Now featuring gorgeous new cover art, this classic, powerfully emotional, award-winning novel is the perfect read to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the end of World War II.

London is poised on the brink of World War II. Eight-year-old Willie Beech is evacuated to the English countryside and lands on Thomas Oakley's doorstep, timid and scarred from abuse. Mr. Tom, a gruff but kindly old man, is deeply moved for the boy, treating him with a gentleness he's forgotten he's even capable of. With Mr. Tom's help, Willie leaves behind his hateful past and learns to love a world he never knew existed, a world of friendship and affection and joy.

But then a telegram comes, and Willie is ordered to return to London. When weeks pass without word from him, Mr. Tom sets out for London to once again rescue the boy he's come to love as a son.

This heartwarming and much-honored classic is an excellent choice for independent or shared reading.

Good Night, Mr. Tom features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs

Good Night, Mr. Tom is available in Paperback

Good Night, Mr. Tom was written by Michelle Magorian and published by HarperCollins

Good Night, Mr. Tom has 384 pages