Michelle Magorian

The book that I finished reading is called "Goodnight Mister Tom", by Michelle Magorian. The book has 304 pages. "Goodnight Mister Tom" is a historical children's novel set during World War II. 

Michelle Magorian is a much loved British Children's Author. She is an actress, author, dancer and poet. She was born 6th of November, 1947, in Portsmouth, England. She lived in Singapore, Australia from age seven to nine. Michelle Magorian was educated at Kilbreda college and the Covent of the Cross. When she was young, her dream was to become an actress. She studied at the "Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama" for three years and spent two years at "Marcel Marceau's L'école Internationale de Mime" in Paris. Michelle Magorian also performed in plays and musicals. Later on, she started a professional acting career. She toured England and Italy with her one-woman mime show. Aside from acting, she was also writing stories and poetry in her spare time. She is also a mother of two sons, one aged 16 and one aged 12. Her first novel was called "Goodnight Mister Tom". This was a huge success, the book won many awards, including "The Guardian Children's Fiction Award". The book sold 1.2 million copies in the UK alone. Her mother was a nurse in World War II. Some of the details for "Goodnight Mister Tom" came from her mother's tales about her time as a nurse. Other books by Michelle Magorian include "Back Home", "A Spoonful of Jam", "A Little Love Song" and many more. Michelle Magorian has written many books, however, she is best known for "Goodnight Mister Tom".