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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

The Dragonfly Pool

Eva Ibbotson

Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages

Rating: 4.02 | 4145 Users | 440 Reviews

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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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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)

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Tally is a young girl who doesn't want to go off to boarding school at Delterton. But once she arrives, she sees that this boarding school is nothing like she imagined. She makes great friends. Then she meets Karil, the Prince of Bergania (spelling? I listened to this.) She and other children want him to come to their boarding school and he wants to...but many obstacles stand in his way.It also weaves in a little bit of WWII...but with few of the horrors.I liked this and would almost give it a

Eva Ibbotson always writes the most beautiful, heartbreaking tributes to Europe before the Nazis that I have ever seen. This one is just lovely. Idealistic, and very black and white, but it is a children's book, and it is lovely.

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 the tale are all very charmingly written. The heroine, Tally, is one of those super-kind, everybody loves her and she loves everybody characters that usually gets on my nerves to the point that I can't

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

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

Delightful! This was classic Ibbotson and was a perfect comfort read for me. I listened to this on audio and I found myself taking the long way home and doing extra chores just to keep listening. Ibbotson has a charming old-fashioned feel to her stories that I adore. This book is peopled with wonderful characters, both children and adults, who quite firmly know what is right and what should be fought for. The humor is wonderful and the "progressive" school not only made my smile but also made me

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.