The book that I am now reading is called Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian. I know that you have already read it, so I don't think that it is necessary to explain it. Nothing big has really happened in the story so far, and therefore, there aren't that many important characters being introduced in the part of the story that I am reading. There has been a few "small" characters, such as Mrs. Fletcher, but there are only two ones that matter. These two are Mister Tom and Willie.
First, I'll tell you about Willie. He was sent to live with someone (who turned out to be Mister Tom) because of the war. He seems to be nosy and a bit curious of everything around him. He describes himself in the book as "wicked", "troublesome" and "nosy". He was even thinking "I'm such a bad boy" and "I'm dreading the moment when Mister Thomas discovers how wicked I really am". I have to disagree with Willie. He seems like a nice boy who is just an average kid, sly! I can tell that he is good at heart because he's trying to do what his mother told him to do when he left home, be good. He also chants to himself "I must be good". So far, he han't done anything bad but I'll have to see later on if what I think about him is really true.
The next character that I'll be talking about is Mister Tom. I like Mister Tom quite a lot. He had a wife named Rachel, who died, along with his son, so I think that these dreadful events softened him up a bit. He has a dog named Sammy who is also like him, caring. At one point in the book, Willie thought that Mister Tom was going to hit him, but he didn't. Later on when Mister Tom was sitting with his dog, he was talking to him and he said "Well Sam, I don't know nothin' about children, but I do know enuff not to beat 'em and make 'em that scared". Also, Mister Tom has gone to people like Mrs. Fletcher to try and get Willie some new clothes. Not only that but he also tries to make his stay better, by giving Willie his own room and feeding him lovely food. I can tell that he really cares about Willie because he is thinking a lot about what to do with him. He said "I ent 'ad much experience at this 'ere motherin lark". This tells me that he's trying to think of ways to give Willie a good time.
I think that the book is great, thank you for recommending it to me. I predict that Willie and Mister Tom will get on well and I also predict that Willie won't do something utterly terrible like he thinks he will. This book is great!
