Gypsy Rizka

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

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

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

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