The Gypsies Never Came

He holds his hand up to her face. Celebrate this? I hate this. I hate this every day.. You dont mean that Lydie protests. When the Gypsies come youll understand.. Dont you get it Lydie? They never come for gimps like me.. For 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?. No 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 Augies new best friend she turns his days into embarrassing nightmares.. But she also fills his nights with bright-shining visions of Gypsies -- Gypsies who could make Augies dreams come true...if only hed dare to dream a little harder.. The Gypsies Never Came is a bold departure for well-known author Stephen Roos. Its 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.