The name of the book that I am reading is "Goodnight Mister Tom", by Michelle Magorian. This book has 304 pages. It is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award in 1982.
I got this book a long time ago but I never thought about reading it because it didn't look very interesting. I chose to read this book because I saw that it was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award so it must be a good book.
"Goodnight Mister Tom" is set in rural England during World War Two.
It is about a young boy named William (Willie) Beech who lives in London with his mother. He evacuated London to a village in the country side because of the war. Many young children from the city are taken to the country side because it is safer there. He is then taken into Custody of a kind old man named Tom Oakley. Tom Oakley treats Willie with affection and understanding. As the story unfolds it is revealed that his wife and son died. For the past forty years Tom Oakley lived alone, secluded from the rest of the village. Tom Oakley takes care of Willie and he starts understanding more about Willie's past.
One of the main events in the story so far is when Willie Beech is sent to "Little Weirworld", a village in the rural part of England. His mother sent him there because he would be a lot safer in the countryside than in London seeing that World War two was about to start. This is an important event because Willie's life is turned up-side down, he is sent to a different part of England to live with a man who he has never met.
I got this book a long time ago but I never thought about reading it because it didn't look very interesting. I chose to read this book because I saw that it was the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award so it must be a good book.
"Goodnight Mister Tom" is set in rural England during World War Two.
It is about a young boy named William (Willie) Beech who lives in London with his mother. He evacuated London to a village in the country side because of the war. Many young children from the city are taken to the country side because it is safer there. He is then taken into Custody of a kind old man named Tom Oakley. Tom Oakley treats Willie with affection and understanding. As the story unfolds it is revealed that his wife and son died. For the past forty years Tom Oakley lived alone, secluded from the rest of the village. Tom Oakley takes care of Willie and he starts understanding more about Willie's past.
One of the main events in the story so far is when Willie Beech is sent to "Little Weirworld", a village in the rural part of England. His mother sent him there because he would be a lot safer in the countryside than in London seeing that World War two was about to start. This is an important event because Willie's life is turned up-side down, he is sent to a different part of England to live with a man who he has never met.
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