Good%20Night,%20Mr.%20Tom

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Good Night, Mr. Tom By Michelle Magorian
Literature circle extension project by Michelle
Doody
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Mr. Oakley, with the declaration of war
imminent (Mangorian, p 1)
I must be good, he whispered urgently, I must
be good, and he rubbed a sore spot on his arm.
(Magorian p 6)
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Now, William, said Tom. You jes join up the
dots from the top downwards, and When you done
with that yousll written yer name. Now jes
takes yer own time. (Magorian p 101)
Life with Mr. Tom
While your in my house, he said in a choked
voice, youll live by my rules. I ent ever hit a
child and if I ever do itll be with the skin of
me hand. You got that?. (Magorian p 23)
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SCHOOL
Im with the babies. (Magorian p 100)
Now William, she said. How about you? Can
you read and write? (Magorian p 98)
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1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY
So this is what a birthday party was like. He
had heard people at school talking about them.
He looked towards Tom for help. (Magorian p 113)
Clothes
Colored pencils
Jigsaw puzzle
Candy
Games
Cakes
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Im sure we would all like to welcome William
Beech to our class, she had said turning to
him. (Magorian 165)
Support
Determination
Perseverance
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
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Its from yer mother, he said, indicating the
paper, Shes ill. She wants you to go back
for a while. (Magorian 177)
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Pain
Death
Something heavy hit him across the head and he
sank into a cold darkness. He could still hear
her screaming and he knew that she was hitting
him, but he felt numb and separated from
himself. (Magorian 196)
Loneliness
Hopelessness
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The Rescue
FREEDOM
HEROES
LIFE