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Goodnight Mister Tom
(30 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Puffin
Willie Beech is evacuated to a tiny English village in the country just before the outbreak of World War II. A lonely and deprived child, he finds himself living with the reclusive, gruff old widower, Thomas Oakley. Although the two find it hard to adjust to their life together at first, they gradually develop a strong, mutual bond. Willie begins to enjoy life and make new friends in the village.
However, everything is thrown into confusion when Willie is suddenly recalled to London by his neglectful and abusive mother. After several weeks with no letter from Willie, Tom Oakley becomes concerned for his welfare and sets out to London in search of him.
Michelle Magorian's classic wartime story is a superbly written and deeply moving tale, which shows that even the most unlikely people can become exceptional parents.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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LXQUTIE, 11 January 2023
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Best book ever
nobody, 04 March 2022
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I love how it's classic and war-themed. But it is boring sometimes.
Jacob, 10 November 2021
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The best book in the world. A very good book for history lovers.
Eden, 10 November 2020
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I think the story is amazing and motivating.I’ve really enjoyed this book and the characters have great personality’s.
Liv, 03 April 2020
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This is the most best book I have ever read and I love I so much
Ryan, 03 April 2020
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I really liked this book because you don't know what will happen next so its very exiting. The characters in this book are all quite different which makes it not be boring. my favourite character in this book is Ginny because she decided to take a test that girls didn't usually do. I would recommend this book to children above the age of 9 as it is a good book but some parts are sad and parts of it could be quite disturbing for younger children.
Anna, 03 April 2020
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I like this book because it is very entertaining and I like that they started of not knowing each other to being like family. I also like that it shows you can make the most of a bad situation. My favourite character was Zach as he is always optimistic, cheeky and adventurous. I also like that he is so nice to willie. I would recommend this book to children over the ages of 9. I give this book a 5/5.
Austin, 03 April 2020
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I have really enjoyed reading Good night Mr Tom as it make you want to read on. It is really emotional and joyful at the same time. My favourite part of Good night Mr Tom is the part when Willie was writing his name as it made me imagine what they were doing inside my head. I definitely recommend this book to children from 9 upwards as there are some words that are tricky to understand.
Saya, 03 April 2020
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I think that this book is a fantastic story. It is really engaging to read. I really wanted to move on and carry on with the story. My favourite charater is Tom. He is really kind to Willie, and he was caring for him, unlike his mum, who was horrible and usally beat him up. I really liked this book and I would love to share it to all of you who have not read the book.
Wyn, 03 April 2020
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I enjoyed this book as it is a moving story about a boy who was evacuated in the war. His home life was not good so he was lucky to get evacuated. The person he was living with was nice and the boy liked where he was.
Ewan, 03 April 2020
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I really liked this book because it was very moving to read. The characters were well developed and I ended up really caring about Tom and Willie, willing them to stay together as a family. My favourite character is Zach as I liked how posh he was and how different he was to all the other characters. I also liked that he was Willie’s best friend. I would recommend this books to children no younger than 9 as it is quite sad in parts and may disturb younger readers.
Sophie, 02 April 2020
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It’s fantastic book I have ever read Emotional Sad Interesting And a must for carrying tissues
Sanduni, 17 November 2019
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I’m half way through the book and I love it so far! It’s deffani to all the other books I have read!, 👀😝
Charley~, 15 November 2019
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BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobjeff, 22 September 2019
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It is definitely the most emotional book i have read yet READ IT NOW!
Jack, 24 June 2019
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This book was amazing, very emotional 😭
Joanna, 23 June 2019
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The most boring book ever. I’m finding it impossible to enjoy and get through. I have stopped trying reading one page takes ages! If you like to be bored read this book.
Fiona, 28 March 2019
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Best book I have ever read. Quite emotional at some points but overall it is fantastic and is very descriptive!
Becky, 20 January 2019
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havent read it yet but it seems good :) lul
Charles, 07 January 2019
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The best book EVER!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely carry tissues.
Chloe, 21 April 2018
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It is sooooooooooo good
Awais, 10 March 2017
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it is ok
will, 26 September 2016
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I loved it, it's amazing.
Vaneesa, 14 June 2016
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i think the description is very good
megan, 27 May 2016
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Funny sometimes, sad sometimes and it made my mum cry. I read 7 chapters in one afternoon.
Hannah, 31 March 2016
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I watched goodnight mister Tom because it was based on what we were learning and I recommend people to read the book or watch the film
Aimee, 05 February 2016
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I have watched the film of goodnight mr.tom and have decided to read the book. I recommend watching the film but if you want to be left on a cliffhanger every night then DEFINITELY read the book.
frankie, 23 October 2015
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I totally love this book because its very emotional also i feel really sorry for William his mother abuses him for things that don't matter and for the baby what kind of mother will say its a gift from god and lock the baby up in a dark room! I STILL LOVE THIS BOOK!
kishori, 02 July 2014
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i thought the book was really good because it was fun and it tells us about the war.
lily, 02 July 2012
This book is amazing and I love reading it!