The Romany Girl
The Romany Girl

Author: Valerie Wood

Publisher: Random House

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0552146404

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Polly Anna never knew her father, and when her mother died, in poverty, when Polly Anna was just three, the workhouse was the only place for her. Helped by Jonty, a misfit and a cripple who became her best friend, she ran away with the fairground folk and travelled around as a horserider and acrobat - to Appleby Horse Fair, Nottingham Goose Fair and Hull Fair. Her friends became the circus people and the gypsies, and her home the caravans and tents of the travellers. Meanwhile, in a great house in the Yorkshire Wolds, old Mrs Winthrop had never given up hope of finding her daughter, who ran away with a handsome Romany and was never seen again. Young Richard Crossley from the neighbouring estate set out to find the missing daughter, and discovered the colourful world of the fairs and the gypsies. He also discovered Polly Anna - once the waif from the workhouse, and now a fully-fledged Romani Chi - the Romany girl.

Gypsy Bride
Gypsy Bride

Author: Sam Skye Lee

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-08-18

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1446460320

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'I felt like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and all the other fairy-tale princesses, and Pat was my Prince Charming.' Sam Skye Lee had often thought about getting married, but never imagined that her dress would be bright pink with flashing lights and weigh a staggering 20-stone. But then she didn't count on having a gypsy wedding... It's rare for a 'gorger', or non-traveller, to marry into the gypsy community. But after a shocking childhood tragedy, Sam found the comfort she needed from an unxpected source - Patrick and his family of travellers. Gypsy Bride is the heartwarming true story of how an ordinary girl finds herself discovering an extraordinary world. A place where 'grabbing' is a sign a boy fancies you, six-year-olds get spray tans, and christenings, weddings and funerals are jaw-droppingly flamboyant. This love story is more than boy meets girl. It's about a girl who falls in love with a whole race of people and their wonderful ways.

The Gypsy Princess
The Gypsy Princess

Author: Phoebe Gilman

Publisher:

Published: 1998-11

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 9780590038379

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A gypsy girl who gets the opportunity to live in a palace as a princess finds she prefers her gypsy life after all.

American Gypsy
American Gypsy

Author: Oksana Marafioti

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 0374104077

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Recounts the author's early experiences as a fifteen-year-old Gypsy emigrating with her family from the Soviet Union to the United States.

Burning
Burning

Author: Elana K. Arnold

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2013-06-11

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0449810763

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From National Book Award finalist, Elana K. Arnold, comes a sizzling love story set during the Burning Man festival that’s told in alternating first-person points of view. Having just graduated from high school, Ben is set to leave Gypsum, Nevada. The timing is perfect since the gypsum mine that is the lifeblood of the area is closing and along with it:the entire town. Ben’slucky as he's headed to San Diego to the University of California on a track scholarship. But his best friends, Pete and Hog Boy, don't have college to look forward to, so to make them happy, Ben goes with them to check out the hot chick parked on the side of Highway 447. Lala and her Gypsy family earn money by telling fortunes. Some customers choose Tarot cards; others have their palms read. The thousands of people attending the nearby Burning Man festival spend lots of cash—especially as Lala gives uncanny readings. But lately Lala's been questioning whether there might be more to life than her upcoming arranged marriage. And the day she reads Ben's cards is the day that everything changes for her … and for him. A spellbinding summer page-turner about self-determination. "Lyrical and inspirational."—Kirkus Reviews "Readers looking for a romantic coming-of-age novel won’t be disappointed."—SLJ "The stirrings of an unconventional first love and the new freedoms that lie in wait for Lala and Ben provide readers ample reason to keep turning pages"—Publishers Weekly

The Girls with No Names
The Girls with No Names

Author: Serena Burdick

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1488050996

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INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A beautiful tale of hope, courage, and sisterhood—inspired by the real House of Mercy and the girls confined there for daring to break the rules. Growing up in New York City in the 1910s, Luella and Effie Tildon realize that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen elder sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases. Her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone. Effie suspects her father has sent Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation, and with no one to believe her story, Effie’s own escape seems impossible—unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine, Mable and Effie must rely on their tenuous friendship to survive. Home for Unwanted Girls meets The Dollhouse in this atmospheric, heartwarming story that explores not only the historical House of Mercy, but the lives—and secrets—of the girls who stayed there. “Burdick has spun a cautionary tale of struggle and survival, love and family — and above all, the strength of the heart, no matter how broken.” — New York Times Book Review “Burdick reveals the perils of being a woman in 1913 and exposes the truths of their varying social circles.” — Chicago Tribune

The Girl in the Red Coat
The Girl in the Red Coat

Author: Roma Ligocka

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2002-09-18

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780312287948

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Roma Ligocka chronicles her experiences during the Holocaust, reflecting on how her own life seemed to mirror that of a little girl in a red coat that was depicted in the film "Schindler's List".

Romany Girl
Romany Girl

Author: Jean Hope

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-27

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13:

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Born in a Reading Vardo, JEAN HOPE grew up as a ROMANY GIRL - an ENGLISH GYPSY. That meant drawing a wagon in kindergarten when everyone else drew a house. It meant bohemian portrait artist Augustus John who painted Lawrence of Arabia and The Queen Mother, also painted her beautiful Aunt Lucy. And when Jean eventually moved into a kenner (a house) and woke up during an air raid as a teenager, instead of running for the bomb shelter at the bottom of the garden, she ran back into the house for her love letters! Set in the south of England, ROMANY GIRL is a soulful coming-of-age memoir in the years before and after WWII, giving a rare and vivid glimpse into the beautiful and secretive world of A TACHO ROMANY RACKLI - A TRUE ROMANY GIRL.

The Diddakoi
The Diddakoi

Author: Rumer Godden

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2011-08-11

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1447206339

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Rumer Godden's The Diddakoi won the 1972 Whitbread Children's Book Award. Everyone in Kizzy's town hates her because she's half-gypsy – a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesn't care. All she needs is Gran and her horse, Joe. But when Gran dies and their wagon burns down, Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her and her beloved Joe might get sent to the knacker's yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world – and save Joe?

Gypsy Girl
Gypsy Girl

Author: Rosie Mckinley

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-04-14

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1444709321

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A life lived on the road and a heart that will always belong there Imagine being born into a world where communities are constantly on the move, but freedom is not a birthright. Rosie grew up travelling all over England and Ireland in her family's caravan. She had an idyllic childhood roaming fields and meadows with her younger brothers and sisters - free from the trappings of modern life, but restricted by the expectations of her culture. When Rosie was 14, the family's happiness was shattered when her grandfather - who was loved and respected by the whole community - was killed in a tragic accident. Suddenly everything in Rosie's life unravelled and she was forced to abandon the traditional way of life she loved. Her family fell apart in grief and Rosie tried her best to take care of her younger siblings and hold the family together. Eventually though life at home became unbearable and Rosie met Stevie, a traveller boy who promised her a different kind of life. Sadly though, Stevie was battling his own demons and Rosie's journey to freedom had only just begun...