Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Goodreadsa. Historical Fiction b. 377 pgs. c. Tally Hamilton is sent off to boarding school as World War II starts in Europe. At first, Tally thinks she'll hate Delderton, but soon discovers that it's a ...
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Griselda Heppel - GoodreadsTally is a strong, kind, self-reliant 11 year-old girl who, much to her indignation, finds herself packed off to boarding school in the countryside to escape the threat of war in 1939 London. Her ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Jennifer - GoodreadsMaybe this should have been my pick for book group this month. The other Ibbotson book I recommended wasn't very well received. This one though, I doubt they'd have a problem with. It's about a sweet ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Betsy - GoodreadsTo 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 ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Sally - GoodreadsAbsolutely loved it. :D Delightful characters and setting and a thoroughly exciting story. Actually it has a few similarities with A Song for Summer - both are set in a "progressive" school, both set ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Kit - GoodreadsI absolutely loved this book. It's on my list of "books that make me feel like the Harry Potter books do" despite it's setting in a more-or-less real World War II era Europe with no magic. For one ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Kristen - GoodreadsA stunning look at WWII from the point of view of a British girl sent to a school in the countryside so as to protect her from the war. The school is progressive and she finds herself convincing her ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Mara - GoodreadsThe king of a Bergania (a fictional country, though one that seems a lot like Switzerland) refuses to allow Hitler's troops to march through his country. Seeing this on a newreel at the movies, Tally ... Read full review
Review: The Dragonfly Pool
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Sandra Stiles - GoodreadsTally is living in 1939 London and Hitler is on the move. With this threat looming, Tally's father decides to send Tally to a school far away. She has always been an obedient daughter and doesn't want ... Read full review
