num_pages: 304
description: It is 1939 and Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War.Young Willie Beech is evacuated to a small country village where he is placed with Tom Oakley, a widower who has kept himself to himself ever since his wife died in childbirth many years before.A sad, withdrawn child, Willie is at first frightened of the abruptly spoken old man, but gradually grows accustomed to his gruff manner and begins to flourish under the surprisingly gentle, nurturing care of 'Mister Tom'. As a special bond of friendship develops between them, Willie gains self-confidence, makes new friends and discovers hidden talents, while Tom slowly allows himself to be drawn back into community life.Then, quite suddenly, their new-found happiness is shattered when Willie receives a summons from his mother to return immediately to Blitz-torn London...
language: English
title: Goodnight Mister Tom
titlecomplete: Goodnight Mister Tom
genres: Classics, Historical, World War II, Childrens, Young Adult, War, Middle Grade, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 48041
places: United Kingdom, England
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Older Readers, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award
publisher: Penguin Books