Genre: Adventure, War, Historical, Realistic, Teen Fiction  

Story – Line: ‘Goodnight Mister Tom’ is a 1981 novel by Michelle Mogorian. It follows a young boy named Willie Beach who is evacuated from London during the air raids that formed part of the blitz of World War 2. He was put into the care of an elderly man named Tom Oakley.  

Characters: There two main characters in this novel, Tom Oakley & Willie Beach. Tom Oakley changes throughout the novel from someone who doesn’t participate to become a key member of the community. Under Tom’s guidance the evacuee Willie blossoms into a young vibrant boy. Their friendship is heart-warming to read about in a novel that is set during the war.  

Themes: This story deals with many issues such as relationships and friendships. Not only does this story deal with a father and son but it also deals with friendship between five young people. This book made me think about how difficult life must have been for teenagers my age during the 2nd world war. 

Personal Response: I enjoyed this book because I liked the story-line it was easy to understand. I also liked it because it is filled with tension and suspence. Many of the events shocked me which made me read on. 

                                                               By Sinead Corrigan  

Genre  : Historical , War , Realistic , Teen fiction 

Story Line  

Young Willie  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. 

Characters 

There are two main characters in this novel , Tom Oakley and Willie Beech. Tom Oakley changes throughout the novel from someone who doesn’t participate to become a key member of the community. 

Under Tom’s guidance, the evacuee Willie blossoms into a young vibrant boy. Their friendship’s is heart-warming to read about in a novel that is set during war. 

Themes  

This story deals with many issues such as relationships and friendship. Not only does this story deal with a father son relationship but it also deals with the friendship of five young people. This book made me think about how difficult life must have been for teenagers my age during the 2nd World War. 

Alicia McDonnell

AUTHOR: MICHELLE MAGORIAN 

GENRE: ADVENTURE WAR HISTORICAL REALISTIC TEEN FICTION 

STORY LINE

Goodnight Mister Tom was based on the brink of world war 2 in 1939. Willie Beech is evacuated to a little village called Little Weirwold. 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.

After the daring rescue Willie is brought back to Little Weirwold by Mr Tom.  

Characters

The two main character are William Beech and  Mr Thomas Oakley the miner  characters are Gorge, Ginnie , Carrie  and Zach.    
 

Personal review

I thought that Goodnight Mister Tom was a great book it had a great twist in it.  It had sad moments and happy moments, they were lots of things in it.

                                    

                             I would give it 5 stars 

Kieran Walsh 2B6

Title: Goodnight Mister Tom 

Author: Michelle Magorian  

Genre: Adventure, War, Historical, Realistic ,Teen Fiction  

Story Line: Goodnight Mister Tom is a 1981 novel by Michelle Magorian. It follows a young boy named Willie Beech who is evacuated from London during the air raids that formed part of the Blitz of World War 2.He was put into the care of an elderly man named Tom Oakley. 

Characters: There are two main characters in this novel, Tom Oakley and Willie Beech.  Tom Oakley changes throughout the novel from someone who doesn’t participate to become a key member of the community. Under Tom’s guidance the evacuee Willie blossoms into a young vibrant boy. Their friendship is heart-warming to read about in a novel that is set during the war. 

Themes: This Story deals with many issues such as relationships and friendships. Not only does this story deal with a father and son but it also deals with the friendship between five young people. This book made me think about how difficult life must have been for teenagers my age during the Second World War. 

Personal Response: I enjoyed this book because I liked the storyline. It was easy to understand. I also liked it because it is filled with tension and suspense. Many of the Events shocked me which made me read on. 
 

By Ciara Golding 2B6