Eva Ibbotson's new book, The Dragonfly Pool, is vintage Ibbotson. The heroine is smart and caring, the villains heartless and full of self-importance, and the setting is both England and an imaginary central European country. The heart of the story is Tally, the daughter of a poor, hardworking and beloved by his patients doctor. With WWII looming on the horizon, Tally's father is relieved that Tally has received a scholarship to a boarding school in the country. Tally doesn't want to leave her father and London behind but once she is in the Devon countryside with a whole school full of children who need her concern, she is happy to be there. It is Tally who organizes the children and persuades the school authorities for a folk dancing trip to the country of Bergania. And that is where the real adventures begin--when they meet the crown prince of Bergania and help him escape from Nazi kidnappers. Coming in September.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Dragonfly Pool
Eva Ibbotson's new book, The Dragonfly Pool, is vintage Ibbotson. The heroine is smart and caring, the villains heartless and full of self-importance, and the setting is both England and an imaginary central European country. The heart of the story is Tally, the daughter of a poor, hardworking and beloved by his patients doctor. With WWII looming on the horizon, Tally's father is relieved that Tally has received a scholarship to a boarding school in the country. Tally doesn't want to leave her father and London behind but once she is in the Devon countryside with a whole school full of children who need her concern, she is happy to be there. It is Tally who organizes the children and persuades the school authorities for a folk dancing trip to the country of Bergania. And that is where the real adventures begin--when they meet the crown prince of Bergania and help him escape from Nazi kidnappers. Coming in September.
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