{"product_id":"the-gypsies-never-came-9781442429406","title":"The Gypsies Never Came","description":"\u003ci\u003eHe holds his hand up to her face. Celebrate this? I hate this. I hate this every day. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou don't mean that, Lydie protests. When the Gypsies come, you'll understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon'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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442429406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e47424 \/ Gypsies Never Came\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen Roos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013669277877,"sku":"9781442429406","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aec4ae64-d3b8-4548-a8b2-ace097b916e6.jpg?v=1609142702","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gypsies-never-came-9781442429406","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}