The chapter we chose to write about was 22, 'Mourning' because it was very moving. In this chapter, William tries to suppress his feelings regarding Zach's death and Geoffrey seems to understand Will's grief. It's also William's first Christmas with Mr. Tom, so they make homemade toys for the new evacuees, due to increased bombing in London. Will also learns from Geoffrey that "he can live without Zach, even though he still misses him", as Will discovers that Geoffrey lost a friend while fighting in the war and learns to overcome his grief. “Good Night, Mr. Tom” by Michelle Magorian is about a little boy named William Beech, evacuated from London during World War II. He is evacuated to a village called Little Weirwold, where he stays with an old man called Tom Oakley. William starts off as a nervous and shy boy and gradually becomes more confident. His progress is then shattered when he returns to London to his abusive mother who ties him and his new little sister to a pipe in a cupboard. Mr. Tom becomes worried when Will doesn't write, so he goes to London to save him. Will returns to Little Weirwold and overcomes his trauma. After an enjoyable vacation with Will and Tom, Zach returns to London and is killed. Will eventually accepts it and decides that he can be perfectly happy with Mr. Tom, but still misses Zach. In our group, we chose chapter 22, “Mourning”. It is in this chapter that he begins to deal with the death of his best friend Zach, mentioned at the end of chapter 21. At the start of the chapter, Will is in a zombie phase, feeling like half of him was missing. He avoided anything that reminded him of Zach, like the Littles' cottages and Geoffrey's art classes. It was Spooky Cott., this something that twisted... middle of paper... to come out the other side. It's an inspiring thing to see the better side of life after experiencing so much like Willie. I thought “Good Night Mister Tom” was a very good book. It was good to see both characters, Tom and Will, grow throughout the book, and how even when the worst things you can imagine happen, you can bounce back from them and still have a good outlook on life. My favorite part in his book was when Zach, Tom, and Willie all went on vacation, because it was such a happy chapter. I also learned that not all evacuated children were unhappy. I thought they were all sob stories about how they missed their parents, but it shows that they learned new things and became better people in the end. When I started reading the book I thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but it turns out I really did enjoy it..