The Gypsies Never Came
by
Stephen Roos
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1442429402
ISBN-13
9781442429406
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Imprint
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 3rd, 2010
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
129 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 0.80 cms
Ksh 1,450.00
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He holds his hand up to her face. "Celebrate this? I hate this. I hate this every day."
"You don''t mean that," Lydie protests. "When the Gypsies come, you''ll understand."
"Don''t you get it, Lydie? They never come for gimps like me."
For a small town, Warsaw Junction has a lot of secrets. Who could guess that Augie Knapp, the kid who hides his deformed hand in a glove, has collected most of them...and hides them in an old suitcase?
No one even suspects Augie has a secret of his own until Lydie Rose Meisenheimer blows into town and signs up for sixth grade. Driving a broken-down convertible, wearing a black straw hat, and proclaiming herself Augie''s new best friend, she turns his days into embarrassing nightmares.
But she also fills his nights with bright-shining visions of Gypsies -- Gypsies who could make Augie''s dreams come true...if only he''d dare to dream a little harder.
The Gypsies Never Came is a bold departure for well-known author Stephen Roos. It''s the story of a boy who wants to belong, a story that will make you laugh, break your heart, and change the way you look at the world.
"You don''t mean that," Lydie protests. "When the Gypsies come, you''ll understand."
"Don''t you get it, Lydie? They never come for gimps like me."
For a small town, Warsaw Junction has a lot of secrets. Who could guess that Augie Knapp, the kid who hides his deformed hand in a glove, has collected most of them...and hides them in an old suitcase?
No one even suspects Augie has a secret of his own until Lydie Rose Meisenheimer blows into town and signs up for sixth grade. Driving a broken-down convertible, wearing a black straw hat, and proclaiming herself Augie''s new best friend, she turns his days into embarrassing nightmares.
But she also fills his nights with bright-shining visions of Gypsies -- Gypsies who could make Augie''s dreams come true...if only he''d dare to dream a little harder.
The Gypsies Never Came is a bold departure for well-known author Stephen Roos. It''s the story of a boy who wants to belong, a story that will make you laugh, break your heart, and change the way you look at the world.
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