n nNow featuring gorgeous new cover art, this classic, powerfully emotional, award-winning novel is the perfect read to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.n nLondon is poised on the brink of World War II. Eight-year-old Willie Beech is evacuated to the English countryside and lands on Thomas Oakleys doorstep, timid and scarred from abuse. Mr. Tom, a gruff but kindly old man, is deeply moved for the boy, treating him with a gentleness hes forgotten hes even capable of. With Mr. Toms help, Willie leaves behind his hateful past and learns to love a world he never knew existed, a world of friendship and affection and joy.n nBut then a telegram comes, and Willie is ordered to return to London. When weeks pass without word from him, Mr. Tom sets out for London to once again rescue the boy hes come to love as a son.n nThis heartwarming and much-honored classic is an excellent choice for independent or shared reading.n