Good Night, Mr. Tom (Paperback)

from bookwren

Historical fiction at its finest. When Willie Beech is evacuated from London to avoid the bombings, Mr. Tom is reluctant to house the scrawny, abused boy. He wants to be left alone. But Willie capt...

from Whisper1

A big thanks to Stasia for highly recommended this wonderful book. WWII hits London and children are evacuated. This is a tale of Tom Oakley, a curmudgeonly widower living with his dog in the Engli...

from lauranav

A wonderful book of life in a small town where children evacuated from London are brought in. Their lives are so different from those of the children who grew up in the village. One boy in particul...

from Dianethorpe

One of the first books I read as a Librarian with the aim of placing on a recommended reading list. It made it to the list with flying colours; I have never stopped recommending this book to genera...

from jothebookgirl

Good Night Mr. Tom is such a bitter sweet story. It takes place on the brink of WWII. I didn't know children were sent to the country to live with folks during the war to protect them. These childr...