Goodnight Mister Tom (New Century Readers) [Hardcover]

Michelle Magorian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 14, 2000 | Series: New Century Readers

Torn away from his deprived family by war, Willie Beech arrives in a strange new world. he soon has to start living differently with 'Mister Tom'. Will he ever be the same again? What will happen when he suddenly has to return to his mother in London? A modern classic set during the Second World War.

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About the Author

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, starring the late John Thaw. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Schools (November 14, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0582434564
• ISBN-13: 978-0582434561
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,578,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, November 23, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Goodnight Mister Tom (New Century Readers) (Hardcover)

Goodnight Mister Tom is an epic novel of a christian boy evacuated to the countryside from the war in London. There he meets Mister Tom, a freindly man who helps him not to be afraid, but to show him the meanings of love and care. With Tom's help, he tranforms to a lively active boy, who is loud and also is great company to Mister Tom, lighting his days.

This is a brilliant book for anyone to read. It grabs your attention and you just can not put it down. This is one of the first few books which made me cry, and made me feel as if I was there watching the scenes. Not only being an emotional book, it brings you to the past and how children where treated then, making you sorry for children, who where cruely used by strict parents. This is a great book, it won't let you down.

5.0 out of 5 stars All-time favourite, August 16, 2011

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PiLu - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodnight Mister Tom (Puffin Modern Classics) (Kindle Edition)

I first read this book when I was 11, and I loved it. I found it heart-warming and so well written you could get to know the characters. How both Mister Tom and Will grow and come out of their shells is amazing. I've read it several times over these 3 years and it NEVER fails to reach my heart.

5.0 out of 5 stars Bummer, January 18, 2011

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Idaho Spud (Sandpoint, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Goodnight Mister Tom (Puffin Modern Classics) (Kindle Edition)

This is one of my all-time favorite books, and I was super excited to see this available on kindle. Only when I tried to buy it did I realise it's not available to USA customers yet. I'm going to have to watch this one and wait oh-so-patiently for this great book to become available to us Americans. What a bummer, but oh well, I've waited this long, what's another year or so?