Michelle Magorian

Michelle Magorian (born 6 November 1947) is an English author of children's books. She is best known for her first novel, ''Goodnight Mister Tom'', which won the 1982 Guardian Prize for British children's books and has been adapted several times for screen or stage. Two other well-known works are ''Back Home'' and ''A Little Love Song''. She resides in Petersfield, Hampshire. Provided by Wikipedia