Gypsy Rizka, Lloyd Alexander
Gypsy Rizka, Lloyd Alexander
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Gypsy Rizka

Author: Lloyd Alexander

Narrator: Ron Keith

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/15/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

A moving, magical tale about a spunky girl from the award-winning author of the Chronicles of Prydain. Quick-witted, bright, and sassy, Rizka the Gypsy girl is involved with everything that is happening in Greater Dunitsa, including runaway lovers, floods, magical caves, and a ghost in the town hall. And everyone in town has an opinion. Big Franko wants her to have a better life, General Hatvan wants to court-martial her, young Sofiya wants to be just like her, and her greatest enemy, Chief Councilor Sharpnack, wants to run her out of Greater Dunitsa. Has Rizka finally met her match?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on October 07, 2016

Lloyd Alexander is one of those authors who wrote many books, the more of which one reads, the more one fancies oneself to be on a mission to read them all. I have already read a lot of them, but I still have a long way to go. I am happy about that, especially after reading this book, which does not......more

Goodreads review by Bernadette on June 10, 2018

A hilarious comedy of a story, Lloyd Alexander has outdone himself with Gypsy Rizka! This book had me laughing out loud and I couldn't put it down until I had finished. With an awesome, independent, and clever female protagonist like Rizka, Lloyd Alexander narrates incident after incident as Rizka h......more

Goodreads review by Rick on October 31, 2019

A cleverly written, fun little farce, featuring a lovable central character and a cast of charming other townspeople. Reminiscent of Roald Dahl in many respects, while retaining Lloyd Alexander's own typical mastery of language, humor, and story-telling. From 1999, this is one of his many books whic......more

Goodreads review by penelopewanders on March 29, 2011

Checking to see if this would be useful for an EFL class with the Rom as the theme. Not much in terms of the Rom, but a cute story.......more