Young Willie Beech 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. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
"Young Willie Beech 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. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary."@en
"Young Willie Beech 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. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary."
"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."@en
"SUMMARY: A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the Second World War."
"A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the second World War."@en
"A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the second World War."
"A cause des mesures de guerre, le vieux Tom Oakley, d'un petit village, se voit dans l'obligation d'héberger un enfant londonien. Le sien s'appelle William, c'est un enfant maltraité. Un roman intimiste touchant soit, mais un peu long, mélo et un tantinet irréaliste."
"Vlak voor het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog vindt een verwaarloosde Londense jongen onderdak bij een oude man op het Engelse platteland."
"Pendant la guerre, William, un petit garçon londonien maltraité par sa mère est mis à l'abri des bombardements chez un vieux monsieur bourru, monsieur Tom. Un roman sur l'apprivoisement et l'adoption."
"The story of a child evacuated from London during World War II (2); Literature Circles Year 7."
"Britain is on the brink of the Second World War and London's East End children are being evacuated to the country - among them Willie Beech, who is foisted off on crusty old Tom Oakley. A sad, deprived child he slowly begins to flourish under Tom's care, but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London."@en
"Young Willie Beech 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 ..."@en
"A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the Second World War."@en
"A battered child learns to embrace life when he is adopted by an old man in the English countryside during the Second World War."
"Set in the English countryside at the outbreak of W.W. II, this is the touching story about the friendship between a reclusive widower and a boy named Willie, who has been evacuated from his home in London's East End. Under the older man's guidance, Willie's education and friendships blossom. But will a return to London end his happiness?"@en
"Tom Oakley, a cantankerous old man, takes in a young boy who is evacuated from London at the start of World War II."@en
"From London's East End children, a nine year old, Willie, is evacuated to the countryside where he slowly appreciates the environment and the people he meets."@en
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12+ years; Fiction; Ordinary Printed Book Format; Non-character; TV Film Tie-in.
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deuxième guerre mondiale fictions pour la jeunesse.
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World War, 1939-1945 Evacuation of civilians England Juvenile fiction.
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