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Original Title:	The Dragonfly Pool
ISBN:	0230704581 (ISBN13: 9780230704589)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Talitha Hamilton
Setting:	Delderton Hall, Devon, England,1939(United Kingdom)
Literary Awards:	Manchester Book Award Nominee for Shortlist (2009), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009), Hea Lasteraamat (2010)

The Dragonfly Pool Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages

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Title	:	The Dragonfly Pool
Author	:	Eva Ibbotson
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 416 pages
Published	:	May 2nd 2008 by MacMillan Children's Books (first published April 23rd 2008)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Fiction. Fantasy. Middle Grade

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Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more" "unusual and " interesting" place than Tally ever imagined, and she soon falls in love with its eccentric staff and pupils. Now she's even organizing an exciting school trip to the kingdom of Bergania . . . although Tally never expected to meet the "prince." Prince Karil hates his life at the palace and he is only truly happy when he escapes to the dragonfly pool, a remote spot in the forests of Bergania. Then Karil meets a feisty English girl who brings the promise of adventure. But his country is under threat, and the prince soon looks to his new friend Tally for survival as well as friendship . . .

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To read a book that is pure pleasure is a gift, particularly when you've been reading a lot of so-so or merely okay books for a while. My history with Eva Ibbotson has been a kind of stilted one. As a librarian I've shelved her fantasies on a regular basis. As a reader I tasted one of her realistic stories ( The Star of Kazan) and one of her more imaginative flights of fancy ( Island of the Aunts). And I did like them both, but that was all. I "liked" them. I didn't love them, look forward to

surprisingly awful,especially given that it was partially based on ibbotson's own childhood experiences. it offers badly rehashed themes from ibbotson's other (better) books and unintentionally trivializes war with its simplistic characters and almost unbelievable naivette.

I always love Eva Ibbotson's books. Haven't come across one that I don't like! Although "Star of Kazan" is my favorite--by far--this one is a close second! Great historical fiction and wow, I want a friend like Tally!

This had a more cohesive plot than the last Ibbotson I read (Journey to the River Sea). I enjoyed the historical accuracy and that Ibbotson wanted to tackle something as serious as the Nazis in middle grade fiction. However, I think I just prefer her magical works more than those placed firmly in reality.

The Dargonfly Pool is the last of the Ibbotson 'adventure classics' series and the only one to have not won a Nestle Children's Book Prize and it's easy to see why. The books is good but lacks the magic of "Journey to the River Sea" and "star of Kazan". Or I should say the second half of the book did.The first half still had that absolute joy. The delightful adorable spinster aunts,the worried and over worked parent, the child who is helpful and sweet. Ibbotson's characters are the only ones

Eva Ibbotson is so great! This reminded me a lot of her "Star of Kazan", but since I love that book too, I didn't mind this. Just as WWII is breaking out, Tally's father sends her away from London to a boarding school in the country, where he hopes she'll be safer. There she makes some wonderful friends, and ends up being part of a troupe of dancers that go to a festival in the country of Bergania to perform at a festival. Bergania has so far remained neutral during the war, but Hitler and his

Violet's reading page: http://www.sweetness-n-light.com/emma...By the same author as Journey to the River Sea which she adored and is STILL on my TBR list, she really enjoyed this one too! Highly recommended!