Akshita Sharma
Ms. Ettarh
English
28.3.12
Dialogue Journal
The Dragonfly Pool
This quarter I did the DJ on “The Dragonfly Pool” written by Eva Ibbotson. This book is historical fiction. It has 416 pages and I have completed the book.
This book talks about an adventurous and caring girl name Tally. She has been sent to a boarding school called Delderton because of the World War 2. She thinks Delderton is not an interesting place, but it turns out to be the is a place for her. Tally is a caring and a compassionate person; she cares about others more than herself. On one occasion, the school got a letter for their students for a dance festival in Bergania. At the campsite, Tally become friends with Karil the Crown of Prince, and he shows Tally the remarkable Dragonfly Pool. The Nazis assassinated Karil’s father, but now they want to get Karil so it is up to Tally’s and the Deldertonains to save Karil. The Deldertonains succeeded in saving Karil, but Karil had to live with his grandpa, Karil escaped from there and went to Delderton to live. The moral of this book is about don’t be selfish, care about other too not only yourself because Tally never had concerns or complains about her life, but only cared about other more than herself.
“Tally heard the sound of rushing water and they came to a waterfall, tumbling down between rocks. Still following the boy, she scrambled up to the top-and stood there, silent and amazed. They had come to a pool so still and dark and deep that it hardly seemed to belong to the real world”
I thought this part of the book was good enough to choose it for illuminator. I visualized exactly what happened, I could picture Tally running following the boy, and amazed of what she saw, the Dragonfly Pool. I do not know why but when I read the part I feel, I am there seeing all this happen; moreover, it does not use that descriptive language. I chose this part of the book because it was important to the story and Tally. From here, Tally becomes friends with the boy Karil and the story takes an interesting route, toward the climax. Since Karil is friends with Tally, its Tally’s responsibility to keep Karil from the Nazis.
I love this book, it is so interesting, and I could not even keep my book down. This book makes me remember the relationship between my best friend and me. We were just like Tally and Karil. I never in my life saw anyone like Tally; she is really a kind of person, and that is rare. This novel could be recommended to any age group. It is an adventurous book.
