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The Dragonfly Pool - Eva Ibbotson
The Dragonfly Pool
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A beloved New York Times bestselling author returns to paper! At first Tally doesn?t want to go to the boarding school called Delderton. But soon she discovers that it?s a wonderful place, where freedom and selfexpression are valued. Enamored of Bergania, a erene and peaceful country led by a... show more
A beloved New York Times bestselling author returns to paper! At first Tally doesn?t want to go to the boarding school called Delderton. But soon she discovers that it?s a wonderful place, where freedom and selfexpression are valued. Enamored of Bergania, a erene and peaceful country led by a noble king, Tally organizes a dance troupe to attend the international folk dancing festival there. There she meets Karil, the crown prince, who wants nothing more than ordinary friends. But when Karil?s father is assassinated, it?s up to Tally and her friends to help Karil escape the Nazis and the bleak future he?s inherited.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780142414866 (0142414867)
ASIN: 142414867
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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Admitted Dilettante
Admitted Dilettante rated it
5.0 Dragonfly Pool
I can't wait for this to come out in May - Amazon UK
NTE
NTE rated it
4.0 Dragonfly Pool
There's something about the style in which this book is written that is... comfortingly old-fashioned. I don't just mean that the story is historical fantasy (although it is, set during the run up to, outbreak of, and in the midst of WWII), it's that everything from the characters to the tone of th...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it
3.0
Going on a little mini-Ibbotson kick, I went on to The Dragonfly Pool It was a sweet story and very much of a piece with her books for older readers. It didn't quite have the same depth or complexity though, and I missed that. [Feb. 2011]
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it
3.5 starsAnother historical novel for children from Ibbotson, this time set pre/during WWII. Gentle and unwaveringly optimistic in its outlook, it reminds me strongly of the novels of Hilda Van Stockum and Constance Savery. The plot is highly predictable, but still one that is enjoyable, with lots o...
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