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In Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, eight-year-old William Beech is evacuated from London at the start of WWII to stay with elderly recluse Thomas Oakley in the countryside. Initially traumatized by past abuse, Will slowly heals through Tom's care, making friends and learning to trust. As Will and Tom confront their own pasts, they form a deep, transformative bond. This book involves significant physical and emotional child abuse and the resultant trauma of that abuse.