History YMMV / GoodnightMrTom

** hen Tom is forced to put Will on the train back to London to be reunited with his mother. Magorian's description really sells how heart breaking it is for both of them.

* TearJerker: When Tom is forced to put Will on the train back to London to be reunited with his mother. Magorian's description really sells how heart breaking it is for both of them.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For the most part, the story is a heartwarming tale about a scared and impoverished [[BlitzEvacuees evacuee]] bonding with a GrumpyOldMan [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]] in an idyllic rural village. But what [[AbusiveParent Will's]] [[TheFundamentalist mother]] does in ''one chapter'' when he returns to London is pure NightmareFuel (see above). [[spoiler: She beats him, [[ClosetPunishment locks him in a cupboard]] with his infant sister, and disappears trapping him there with the (presumably) screaming baby for God knows how long. By the time Tom comes to check on him the baby has starved to death and Will is barely clinging on to life. Oh, and she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide later]], too.]] Bear in mind that this book is frequently given to '''primary-school aged children''' learning about UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For the most part, the story is a heartwarming tale about a scared and impoverished [[BlitzEvacuees evacuee]] bonding with a GrumpyOldMan [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]] in an idyllic rural village. But what [[AbusiveParent Will's]] [[TheFundamentalist mother]] does in ''one chapter'' when he returns to London is HighOctaneNightmareFuel (see above). [[spoiler: She beats him, [[ClosetPunishment locks him in a cupboard]] with his infant sister, and disappears trapping him there with the (presumably) screaming baby for God knows how long. By the time Tom comes to check on him the baby has starved to death and Will is barely clinging on to life. Oh, and she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide later]], too.]] Bear in mind that this book is frequently given to '''primary-school aged children''' learning about UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: For the most part, the story is a heartwarming tale about a scared and impoverished BlitzEvacuee bonding with a GrumpyOldMan [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold With A Heart Of Gold]] in an idyllic rural village. But what [[AbusiveParent Will's]] [[TheFundamentalist mother]] does in ''one chapter'' when he returns to London is HighOctaneNightmareFuel (see above). [[spoiler: She beats him, [[ClosetPunishment locks him in a cupboard]] with his infant sister, and disappears trapping him there with the (presumably) screaming baby for God knows how long. By the time Tom comes to check on him the baby has starved to death and Will is barely clinging on to life. Oh, and she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide later]], too.]] Bear in mind that this book is frequently given to '''primary-school aged children''' learning about UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo.

* NightmareFuel: When Tom finds Will, weeks after he's been called home by his mother.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: "He called me dad."

* CompleteMonster: Will's mother.
** This is arguable, as while she is indeed insane and was perfectly willing to [[spoiler: lock her son and newborn daughter in a cupboard to die]] she has shown to at least somewhat care for William. She even described the time when he was a baby as "the best moments of her life." It was also said that her husband's idea of a good time was to go out and have a drink, go home and use his wife as a punching bag.
** On the other hand, she routinely beat William because of his "sin" and he was covered in bruises when Tom first met him. Clearly her twisted form of "care" is amongst the [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norma Bates]] and [[{{Carrie}} Margaret White]] school of thought.

** On the other hand, she routinely beat William because of his "sin" and he was covered in bruises when Tom first met him. Clearly her twisted form of "care" is amongst the [[{{Psycho}} Norma Bates]] and [[{{Carrie}} Margaret White]] school of thought.

* NightmareFuel: When Tom finds Will, weeks after he's been called home by his mother

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: When Tom finds Will, weeks after he's been called home by his mother

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "He called me dad."