Gypsy Girl is a story about a tough but likeable traveller girl called Sammy-Jo Smith. Every single fight competition she has ever entered, she has won. Throughout the book she fights, runs and is generally feisty, all in six inch heels. One of the reasons for all this fighting is rich boy, Gregory Langton. He is deeply in love with Sammy-Jo, even though his parents disapprove of his choice.
Sammy-Jo has so many things on her mind: Gregory, her sister's wedding and getting kicked off a sacred field which her mother got married on. Somehow, she manages to work it all out and her fortitude is shown all the way through the book. This book shows you that travelling people are not so different from other people. It also makes you realise that you don't even need a permanent home. All you need is love, friendship and a brave spirit.
I give this book five stars out of five, mainly for the humour and teenage sarcasm of our heroine, Sammy-Jo. I would recommend the book to girls, aged 9-14.
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