by Michelle Magorian · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140315417
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«Goodnight Mister Tom» is Michelle Magorian's children's novel, published by Puffin in paperback (304 pages, in English).
During World War II, Willie Beech, a boy evacuated from London, arrives in the English countryside where he is taken in by the elderly Tom Oakley. Under his care he discovers affection and security, but his mother calls him back to the bombed city and his traumatic past threatens his new happiness. A story about friendship and the healing power of love.
The novel won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and was adapted into a movie starring John Thaw.
Aimed at child and young adult readers aged around 10 to 12, interested in historical fiction set during World War II.
Michelle Magorian is an English author of children's books. She is best known for her second novel, Goodnight Mister Tom, which won the 1982 Guardian Prize for British children's books. The novel has been adapted multiple times for screen and stage. Her other well-known works are Back Home and A Little Love Song. Magorian resides in Petersfield, Hampshire.
