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A Little Love Song by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
A classic love story from the award-winning author of Goodnight, Mister Tom. It is the summer of 1943 and war continues to rage. For Rose and her sister Diana, it's a time of independence and self-discovery as they find first loves. But when Rose uncovers an extraordinary love story from another war, s ...Show more
A Spoonful of Jam by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
A classic war story from the award-winning author of Goodnight, Mister Tom. A Spoonful of Jam will truly capture your heart and mind. The war is over but Elsie is still fighting her own battles. She's bullied because she's the only scholarship pupil at the grammar school, and she has an awkward relation ...Show more
Back Home by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
It's 1945. World War II has just ended and twelve-year-old Rusty comes back home to Britain after being evacuated to the US. The greyness and bleakness of life in England is a shock, but even worse is adapting to the strict discipline of her family, including a brother she's never met, after the warmth ...Show more
Back Home by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
It's 1945. World War II has just ended and twelve-year-old Rusty comes back home to Britain after being evacuated to the US. The greyness and bleakness of life in England is a shock, but even worse is adapting to the strict discipline of her family, including a brother she's never met, after the warmth ...Show more
Back Home by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
It is 1945 and twelve-year-old Rusty is back in England after five years in the USA. In a world of war-damaged cities, rationing and drabness, where even her family seem like strangers, Rusty feels alone and homesick as she tries to belong to two countries at once. Finally, her tough spirit leads her in ...Show more
Be Yourself by Michelle Magorian
Category: Fiction
What would you rather, parents whose dreams are bigger than yours, or parents who have no dreams for you at all? How would you cope in a small boat with eight angry people giving you a bellyful of flack? Who'd you prefer to have as a friend, an old wrinkly who's there for you or a couple of mates who ma ...Show more
Cuckoo in the Nest by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
A wonderfully nostalgic story about one boy's determination to follow his dreams from the award-winning author of Goodnight Mr Tom. Amid the rubble of post-war Britain, Ralph is entranced by the theatre. He loves seeing the performances, talking to the actors, the buzz of the audience, and the corridors ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: Clothbound Classic
Mum said war was a punishment form God for people's sins, so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for, though. When the Second World War breaks outs, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. 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 mum back in London.
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's
This is a beautiful hardback edition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this classic WW2 story. Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of WW2. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is sh ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
Mum said war was a punishment form God for people's sins, so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for, though. When the Second World War breaks outs, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Children's Classic Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
A beautiful clothbound hardback with a new introduction and extra content by Michelle Magorian to celebrate the 40th anniversary of bestselling GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM. Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slow ...Show more