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Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter.Then one night the landlady's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Tom Long: The boy who has the adventure
- Hatty: The little girl that Tom meets in the garden.
- Abel: The Gardener for the Melbourne family
- Gwen: Tom's aunt, with whom he is staying while in quarentine for measles
- Peter: The protagonist
- Mrs Bartholomew: The elderly landlady who owns the flats where Tom is staying with his aunt and uncle.
- James: Hatty's oldest cousin
- Alan Kitson: Tom's Uncle, Married to Gwen.
- Barty: A friend of the Melbourne family
- Edgar: Hatty's cousin, the youngest of the boys and a bit of a meanie
- Susan: The Melbourne Family housemaid, engaged to Abel.
- Uncle Alan: AlAN Kitson, Toms Uncle
- Hubert: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs Long: Tom's mother
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
If, standing alone on the back doorstep, Tom allowed himself to weep tears, they were tears of anger.
Table of Contents edit
I Exile
II The Clock Strikes Thirteen
III By Moonlight
IV By Daylight
V The Footprints in the Dew
VI Through a Door
VII Report to Peter
VIII The Cousins
IX Hatty
X Games and Tales
XI The River to the Sea
XII The Geese
XIII The Late Mr. Bartholomew
XIV The Pursuit of Knowledge
XV The Veiw From the Wall
XVI The Treehouse
XVII In Search of Hatty
XVIII The Bedroom with Two Barred Windows
XIX Next Saturday
XX The Angel Speaks
XXI Time and Time Again
XXII The Forgotten Promise
XXIII Skating
XXIV Brothers Meet
XXV Last Chance
XXVI The Apology
XXVII A Tale for Tom Long
Series & Lists edit
This is book 44 of 45 in 100 Books Every Child Should Read - Part 02: The Middle Years (The Telegraph). (authoritative list)
This is book 530 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Philippa Pearce (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0140340491
Page Count: 234
Publisher: Penguin Books
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 1976
ISBN: 0140340491
Page Count: 234
Awards edit
- Carnegie Medal (1958)
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