4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings

"The "Travellers" in Ireland are a fascinating group with their own culture, continuing in the face of hostility."

3.92 avg rating — 51 ratings

"This is van Stockum's only fairy tale. It has potential as a movie. She wrote a sequel that is also promising, with an environmental edge. Eleanor Roosevelt over King Oberon's Forest."

4.12 avg rating — 187 ratings

"This story is appealing and tells a lot about the Old Ireland."

4.08 avg rating — 205 ratings

"Pegged is an interesting character. This book could be a subplot of a book about Francie."

4.28 avg rating — 415 ratings

"This is a realistic look at bringing up children in WW2 Washington, DC. The home front. It's the closest thing to war that we saw in USA in 20th century."

4.16 avg rating — 327 ratings

"This is part of the Francie and Pegeen trilogy. Ireland has changed, of course, but there is still nostalgia for the old Ireland, and this is the cure."

4.18 avg rating — 841 ratings

"This book is about the Resistance from a city (Amsterdam) perspective. Someone is interested in making a TV miniseries out of this book and The Winged Watchman."

4.28 avg rating — 3,053 ratings

"This is definitely movie material, centered on a rural Dutch family living in a windmill. Two boys, aged 12 and 14, work for the Resistance."