The Gypsies Never Came

Year of Publication
2001
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
116 p.
Language
English
Author
Author: Stephen Roos
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
City
New York
Genre
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Abstract
Augie Knapp, a sixth grader born with a deformed left hand, lives in the fictitious blue-collar town of Warsaw Junction with his single mother. When a new girl named Lydie Rose arrives in town, she bullies Augie with tales of gypsies that are coming for him.
Author Biography
Stephen Roos (1942— ) was born in New York. He graduated from Yale and worked as a book editor for Harper & Row before becoming a full time writer of children's books.
Time
1990s-2000s
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