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In "The Gypsy Game," a group of six imaginative students invent a playful contest where they pretend to be gypsies. The adventure takes a dramatic turn when one of the boys runs away and finds himself among a troupe of homeless people, blurring the line between fantasy and harsh reality.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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