{"product_id":"the-gypsies-never-came-paperback","title":"The Gypsies Never Came - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Roos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Liepke\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe holds his hand up to her face. \"Celebrate this? I hate this. I hate this every day.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You don't mean that,\" Lydie protests. \"When the Gypsies come, you'll understand.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Don't you get it, Lydie? They never come for gimps like me.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gypsies Never Came\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Roos\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York and grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended Loomis School and graduated from Yale. After a career in publishing, he turned to writing. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Horrible Secret, \u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1983. Since then, he has written nearly two dozen other books for children, including \u003ci\u003eTwelve-Year-Old Vows Revenge, Confessions of a Wayward Preppie, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou'll Miss Me When I'm Gone.\u003c\/i\u003e Stephen Roos now lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eThe Gypsies Never Came, \u003c\/i\u003e he writes: \"For most of my writing, I have drawn on the lighter, goofier sides of my childhood. When I came to write \u003ci\u003eThe Gypsies Never Came, \u003c\/i\u003e I knew it was time to turn to a side that I had always shied away from. Like Augie, I was born with a physical handicap. Lucky for me, I fell in with Gypsies. They weren't Augie's Gypsies. My Gypsies made music and acted and did all sorts of wonderful things. They included me. They taught me. They became my home.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gypsies Never Came\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52667239235891,"sku":"9781442429406","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/u-Lw6tWjsV9781442429406.webp?v=1762786461","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-gypsies-never-came-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}