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Loading... Gypsy Crown, The (edition 2008)by Kate Forsyth
Work InformationThe Gypsy Crown by Kate Forsyth
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  KarenLeeField | Feb 18, 2012 |   That said, I thought the historical aspect was quite well done and I would certainly recommend it to any children interested in "the olden days". (Or any children that you want to trick into learning history.) (  ) Tsana | Feb 28, 2011 | ) DebbieMcCauley | Jan 9, 2011 | Read pages 48-50 Two of the children escape and return to their camp to try to save their Grandmother, Maggie. Maggieexplains that she is too old to run and tells a tale of how misfortune fell upon the Romany people after a chain of charms was divided between seven Gypsy tribes of Britain. Maggie sets the children the dangerous quest to re-unite the charms and break the curse. The Gypsy Crown is the first part of the quest. It is an exciting book that will have the reader clamouring to read the subsequent books in the series. There is an interesting section at the back of the book explaining the real events and characters that lived at that time. book_talker | Jun 29, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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Book 1 in the Chain of Charms series, a brilliant new adventure series set amongst the gypsies of Cromwell's England. From the bestselling author of the Witches of Eileanan series. Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a butterfly caught in amber, a cat's eye shell, a bolt of lightning forged from the heart of a falling star, and the flower of the rue plant, herb of grace. The queen gave each of her six children one of the charms as their lucky talisman, but ever since the chain of charms was broken, the gypsies had been dogged with misfortune. Book 1: The Gypsy Crown: 9th August - 12th August 1658. Maggie has given them the first charm - an old gold coin - but Luka and Emilia must escape the brutal thief-taker, Coldham. With a horse, a monkey, a dog, and a huge brown bear in their train, it is hard to travel secretly as they flee across the Surrey countryside. With a little bit of luck - or, as Emilia believes, magic - they manage to escape, but Coldham will not give up so easily. No library descriptions found. |
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It is the story of two gypsy families meeting to come to a marriage agreement for two of their teenagers. After the deal is made, one family heads off to a nearby town to sing and dance to help raise the dowry and are charged with a number of things including murder! All except two youngsters are imprisoned (two cousins who are 13 year olds and manage to escape). Their names are Luka and Emilia. It’s up to these two to find help and free the rest of the family before they are sent to the gallows.
An enjoyable book for younger readers, with a bit of historical value as well. There’s plenty of action and adventure. The reader will learn about life in the 1600s too. It’s a well written first book in the series. I’ll be reading the rest of the series. (