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The Gypsies Never Came
Sixth-grader Augie Knapp, who wears a glove to cover his deformed hand, is convinced by Lydie Rose Meisenheimer, the strange new girl in town, that the Gypsies are coming for him. Reprint.
- GenresFiction
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2001
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About the author
Stephen Roos
34 books5 followersSon of Audrey Kelley Roos [1912-1982] & William Roos [1911-1987].
Born in New York, Stephen Roos grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended Loomis School and graduated from Yale University. He lives in New York City and Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Soon after he graduated from Yale, Stephen Roos landed a job in the marketing department at Harper & Row (now HarperCollins) in New York. He eventually became an editor and worked on a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction—only to find that after a dozen years in the field, he wanted to be an author.
His first book, My Horrible Secret, was published by Delacorte in 1983. Today, he has two dozen books for children and young adults to his credit. He is most recently a contributor to James Howe’s highly acclaimed 2003 anthology, Thirteen (Atheneum).
Mr. Roos’s success is reflected in the reviews his books have received. About his book, Recycling George (Simon & Schuster, 2002), Booklist said, “his characters are quirky and real, his language spare but rueful and true.” School Library Journal described his book The Gypsies Never Came (Simon & Schuster, 2001) as “a novel written in a lean and propulsive style that draws readers in.”
In accepting the Charlie May Simon Medallion from Hillary Rodham Clinton for My Horrible Secret, Stephen Roos said, “I like the demands that young readers make on me—the clarity, the honesty, the ‘being real’ that they continually expect of me. They make my work a challenge; they keep my life vital.”
Born in New York, Stephen Roos grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended Loomis School and graduated from Yale University. He lives in New York City and Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Soon after he graduated from Yale, Stephen Roos landed a job in the marketing department at Harper & Row (now HarperCollins) in New York. He eventually became an editor and worked on a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction—only to find that after a dozen years in the field, he wanted to be an author.
His first book, My Horrible Secret, was published by Delacorte in 1983. Today, he has two dozen books for children and young adults to his credit. He is most recently a contributor to James Howe’s highly acclaimed 2003 anthology, Thirteen (Atheneum).
Mr. Roos’s success is reflected in the reviews his books have received. About his book, Recycling George (Simon & Schuster, 2002), Booklist said, “his characters are quirky and real, his language spare but rueful and true.” School Library Journal described his book The Gypsies Never Came (Simon & Schuster, 2001) as “a novel written in a lean and propulsive style that draws readers in.”
In accepting the Charlie May Simon Medallion from Hillary Rodham Clinton for My Horrible Secret, Stephen Roos said, “I like the demands that young readers make on me—the clarity, the honesty, the ‘being real’ that they continually expect of me. They make my work a challenge; they keep my life vital.”
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February 14, 2013
In The Gypsies Never Came by Stephen Roos i found the book to be more for a middle school library type of read. The story is set in a little home town where it tells the tales of a boy named Augie who has a stump as a hand and how he deals with the everyday issue of not knowing his father. i found when reading this book that the plot of the story dragged on until the very end where Augie learns a life lesson. I would definitely recommend this book to someone younger then me as they would probably enjoy the read more then i have.
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January 13, 2014I can't recommend this one for many reasons. Foremost, when I attend a movie, or read a book that leaves me feeling like a deer in the headlights not quite comprehending what is happening, I shake my head with chagrin.
I'm not sure what this was about. A young boy who doesn't know his father? A young boy who has a disjointed mother? A young boy with a deformed hand? A young boy who steals? A young boy who wears a glove to hide his deformity? A young boy who is charmed by a poor girl claiming the gypsies will come for him?
The ending was mysterious and disjointed.
This was a waste of time and I'm glad I only paid .25 for it at a local library sale.
I'm not sure what this was about. A young boy who doesn't know his father? A young boy who has a disjointed mother? A young boy with a deformed hand? A young boy who steals? A young boy who wears a glove to hide his deformity? A young boy who is charmed by a poor girl claiming the gypsies will come for him?
The ending was mysterious and disjointed.
This was a waste of time and I'm glad I only paid .25 for it at a local library sale.
February 7, 2011
Argus was born with one normal hand and one deformed, dwarf hand. He wears a glove to hide his disability. Life has a pattern for Argus until Lydie shows up and then his life goes places he hadn’t planned.
February 23, 2011
Very average story of a young boy trying to come to terms with a physical disability. Romani figure into his dreams (and it's intimated that his father might be Rom), but otherwise are not really present in the story.
July 25, 2009
This short little book had a LOT of character. I picked it up for a quarter at the salvation army. well worth the price! a quirky, quick read, that I highly recommend if you come across it!
August 15, 2015
Augie learns to overcome his disability.
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