书目

Good Night Mr. Tom[晚安，汤姆先生]

内容简介

Winnerofthe1982IRAChildren'sBookAward.LondonispoisedonthebrinkofWorldWarII.Timid,scrawnyWillieBeech--theabusedchildofasinglemother--isevacuatedtotheEnglishcountryside.Atfirst,heisterrifiedofeverything,ofthecountrysoundsandsights,evenofMr.Tom,thegruff,kindlyoldmanwhohastakenhimin.ButgraduallyWillieforgetsthehateanddespairofhispast.Helearnstoloveaworldheneverknewexisted,aworldoffriendshipandaffectioninwhichharshwordsanddailybeatingshavenoplace.Thenatelegramcomes.WilliemustreturntohismotherinLondon.WhenweekspassbywithnowordfromWillie,Mr.TomsetsoutforLondontolookfortheyoungboyhehascometoloveasason.

作者简介

MichelleMagorianwasborninPortsmouth,England,andgrewupinsuchdiverseplacesasPerth,Australia,andSingapore.ShenowmakesherhomeinLondon.Anactress,dancer,andwriterbyprofession,Ms.Magorianhasworkedwithnumeroustouringandrepertorycompanies,andspenttwoyearstrainingasamimeatMarcelMarceau'sworld-renownedL'EcoleIntenationaledeMimeinParis,France.Anabsorbinginterestinthehistoryandnatureofchildren'sbooksledhertotryherhandatwritingforyoungerreaders.GoodNight,Mr.Tom--Whichisherfirstbook--grewoutofashortstoryshehadwrittenaboutthemeetingofthetwomaincharacters.AsMs.Magorianexplains,"Ihadtoknowwhathappened--soIwrotethebook."Herotherwritingcreditsincludeatelevisionplayandpoetry.

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