Goodnight Mister Tom | Michelle Magorian

Tells the story of young Willie Beech, evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War.

Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London ...Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.