Goodnight Mister Tom

Suggested age 9 – 12

£7.99

Author: Michelle Magorian
ISBN: 9780141354804
Date Published: 3 July 2014

Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award

Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM is of one of the best-loved stories set during the Second World War.

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian is the unforgettable 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 unlikely care of grumpy old Tom Oakley. But then his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother to come back to London. As the weeks pass by Tom begins to worry when William doesn’t answer his letters, so he goes to London to find him, and there makes a terrible discovery.

A 40th anniversary reissue with a new introduction by the author, Michelle Magorian.

Puffin

Dimensions 12 × 3 × 19 cm
Publisher

Puffin

Age

Age 9 – 12, Age 12 – 14

Format

Paperback

Press

‘Everyone’s idea of a smash-hit novel: full-blown characters to love and hate, moments of grief and joy, and a marvellous story that knows just how to grab the emotions’
Guardian
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