Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian

When gruff Tom Oakley first sees Willie Beech, the evacuee he agrees to care for, he cannot believe how thin and undernourished he is. The boy is terrified of everything, and when Tom sees the welts and bruises, he realizes that the eight-year-old boy has been abused by his single mother. Gradually, Tom gets Willie to trust him, and this trust soon blossoms into love. When Willie is summoned back to his mother in London, Tom is determined not to lose the boy he has come to love as a son.

Comments

trent said…
this is a pretty good book. "Mr. Tom" is some one you don't really like in the book, but you'll grow to like him later.
January 30, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Anonymous said…
This book is a pretty good book in the beggining and end but the middle drags on a little. There are some funny parts, sad parts, and even boring parts in "Good Night, Mr. Tom". If you do want adventure and excitement, i wouldn't recommend you to read this. If you would like a happy ending and a life story about a kid going through hard times and finds his way through, this is the book for you.
March 6, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Michelle said…
This is a very touching story and it shows how children can change people.
April 1, 2009 at 7:49 AM
Pam Saenz said…
I wasn't too sure that I was going to like this book at first, but I soon found that it's a good book. It's a bit slow in the beginning, but it picks up the pace later on. I would give it a 8 out of 10 stars. But I have to admit, the fact that the kid vomits like, 5 times disturbs me. xP
April 17, 2009 at 6:37 PM
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