Good Night, Mr. Tom

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Summary: 0987654321`
Review: Good Night, Mr. Tom",is an excellent historical novel, by Michelle Magorian, set in World War II. This is a wonderful and touching story, about a small boy, named Willie Beech, who is evacuated from London to live in Little Weirwold with a complete stranger, Mr. Thomas Oakley. Tom is an old man, not used to children (he had a baby bay that died, but that was his only child), but he is kind to Willie. Willie is a deprived and abused child, and he is afraid of everything, because he wasn't let outside much in his earlier life. Slowly, Willie starts to think on his own, and he forgets the hate and despair of his past. Tom comes to love Willie like a son. Then a telegram comes, and Willie must return to his abusive mother in London, but weeks pass and Willie doesn't come back, so Mr. Tom goes to London to try to find the boy he has come to love so much. I would recommend this book to anyone young or old wo wants to read an excellent book. I hope all who read this book enjoy it as much as I did.

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Summary: GOOD NIGHT MR. TOM
Review: GNMT was a great novel and a great insight in war times. Willie has never experienced life other than the abuse from his mother
When he stays with Mr. Tom he learns compasion and love and in the end calls him dad as Mr. Tom adopts him. He had never celbrated a birthday or even seen a cow this book is great for all readers at any level.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: 9 years ago I was assigned by my 8th grade english teacher to read Good Night, Mr. Tom. Up until that point, I had not been very impressed with the books my class had been assigned. I assumed this book was just going to be another boring book I'd have to suffer through, but as soon as I started it I found it difficult to put down. I read it whenever I could, and found myself completely engrossed with it. I absolutely loved the book, and when I was done reading it, I was glad that I had been assigned it. I kept the book over the years, and today I pulled it off the bookshelf. I haven't read it since 8th grade. I started reading it out loud to my fiance, and am one-third of the way through it already. He seems to be enjoying it as well, as I thought he would. I know the title doesn't sound that thrilling, but if you've never read Good Night, Mr. Tom.. give it a chance. It just might suprise you. If you too, love this book.. perhaps it's time to take it off the shelf, dust it off, and rediscover the world of William Beech, and Mr. Tom.

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Summary: Goodnight Mister Tom Rules
Review: Goodnight Mister Tom is a novel and a history all in one. No it is not a true story, but the way Michelle Morgan tells it, it almost is. It's about the abused Willie Beach who gets evacuated from London during World War II. He stays with a grumpy but nice old man named Thomas Oakley. There he learns to be happy and how to live life to its fullest. I would suggest this book to ages 10 and up.

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Summary: a personal favorite for a long time...
Review: ... I read this aloud to my sixth graders and they were deeply affected by this story of a deeply abused little boy and his transformation when he experiences love. Disclaimer: may not be appropriate for younger readers as some of the events are disturbing.

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Summary: One of the Best School Assignments...
Review: In English class, each class got assigned a book to read. Out of the three classes, my class was the only one who enjoyed their book. This book brought up so many disscusions and interesting "off the subject" talks that everyone had a good time reading it. We even had almost the whole class doing their homework on it. So, I must say, to have a class of about 25 seventh grade kids liking the assigned book, is pretty impressive.

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Summary: The real story.
Review: The book Good Night Mr. Tom was a touching story. In this book a abused boy gets evacutated to a small town. He is placed with a gruff man. In this book you see the two become the best of friends, like father and son. The weak boy, Willy becomes a little runner and acter. Read this book and learn how one person can change a life.

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Summary: Prepare for a journey through England during World War II
Review: Good Night, Mr. Tom is one of the best books I have ever read. It takes the reader on a jouney to England during the brink of World War II. William Beech, an abused child, is sent to the countryside to get away from his mother who beat him badly. Mr. Tom, the nice, gruff man who has taken him in as a foster child, introduces Willie to things he has never experienced. While Willie and Mr. Tom have a lot of good times together, they must still remember that England is on the brink of war and they must prepare for the worst. Mr. Tom and Willie built a shelter just to be on the safe side in case there was a boming and this would eventually come in handy. Good Night Mr. Tom takes the reader into a world of happiness, sadness, and adventure. This is a book that is hard to put down. I recommend this to every reader ranging from the young to the old. A must have.

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Summary: After years, continues to be my favorite book.
Review: Good Night, Mr. Tom is without question one of my favorite books. As a college student, I've read a lot of books. The story in this book is more powerful than most of the intricate symbolism in most classic works of literature.
Even without having read it for years (but having read it half a dozen times), the story of Willie and Mr. Tom is still something I think of often. I can't speak highly enough of the book. Buy it, get it from the library, borrow it, READ IT!

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Summary: Goodnight Mr. Tom, the Worst Book Yet
Review: i think that this book was a very boring and meaningless book. the characters had no significance or any special character traits. alos, the writeer does not know how to catch the reader's attention even in the most tense moments. its a shame that this book was even printed out for readers.