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Travellers and Romani People: Books for Children and Teens -

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 12 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Different Kinds of Freedom: A Romani Story by Richard O
    Different Kinds of Freedom: A Romani Story - by Richard O'Neill

    £6.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781407199580 | ISBN 10: 1407199587

    A gripping football-filled adventure based in the Romani community of 19th-century Sheffield.  This action-packed story is told through the eyes of young Lijah, as he navigates life and discovers football and the legendary Rab Howell.   ... more

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  • Cover image of book Halle Had a Hammer by Richard O
    Halle Had a Hammer - by Richard O'Neill and Michelle Russell, illustrated by Elijah Vardo

    £5.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781801990455 | ISBN 10: 180199045x

    Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)  An inspiring story about a Romani Traveller family, ideal for children practising reading at home or in school.  Halle and her family are Romani Travellers. They move around and they're very good at fixing ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Can Caravan by Richard O
    The Can Caravan - by Richard O'Neill, illustrated by Cindy Kang

    £7.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781786286147 | ISBN 10: 1786286149

    When Janie's neighbour Mrs Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house. Janie is desperate to help, but all seems lost until her school visits a local recycling plant.&n ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Pavee and the Buffer Girl by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Emma Shoard
    The Pavee and the Buffer Girl - by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Emma Shoard

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781781128794 | ISBN 10: 1781128790

    When Jim’s family halt at Dundray, the town is an unfriendly place. He faces bullying, name‑calling and a new school to navigate without a word of reading. Then Jim meets Kit, who takes him under her wing and shows him how to survive. But everyda ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Lost Homework by Richard O
    The Lost Homework - by Richard O'Neill, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman

    £7.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781786283450 | ISBN 10: 178628345x

    In this new addition to Child's Play International's 'Travellers' Tales' series, Sonny devotes his weekend to helping his neighbours and fellow Travellers with a variety of tasks.  He uses many skills, from calculating the amount of fuel needed for ... more

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  • Cover image of book Polonius the Pit Pony by Richard O
    Polonius the Pit Pony - by Richard O'Neill, illustrated by Feronia Parker-Thomas

    £7.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781786281852 | ISBN 10: 1786281856

    When Polonius the pit pony escapes from the coal mine he’s worked in all his life, he joins a family of Travellers. Although he enjoys the freedom and the fresh air that their lifestyle offers, he wishes he could give something back to the family i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Yokki and the Parno Gry by Richard O
    Yokki and the Parno Gry - by Richard O'Neill and Katharine Quarmby, illustrated by Marieke Nelissen

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781846439261 | ISBN 10: 1846439264

    When a Traveller family experiences a run of bad luck, an imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a magical white horse.   A traditional Traveller-family folk tale which inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Ro ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ossiri and the Bala Mengro by Richard O
    Ossiri and the Bala Mengro - by Richard O'Neill and Katharine Quarmby, illustrated by Hanna Tolson

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781846439247 | ISBN 10: 1846439248

    A Traveller girl creates her own musical instrument from a willow branch and lots of recycled objects. She plays it enthusiastically, but it sounds terrible! Ignoring warnings not to awaken the ogre in the hills, Ossiri goes there to practise playing ... more

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  • Cover image of book Gypsy Girl: Revenge by Kathryn James
    Gypsy Girl: Revenge - by Kathryn James

    £7.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781406353020 | ISBN 10: 1406353027

    Second book in the Gypsy Girl series.   The follow-up to Kathryn James's Gypsy Girl – a gripping romantic thriller set in a gypsy community.   Trouble always seems to find Gypsy Girl Sammy Jo... This time it's bad boy Hudson, and he ... more

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  • Cover image of book Gypsy Girl by Kathryn James
    Gypsy Girl - by Kathryn James

    £7.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781406353013 | ISBN 10: 1406353019

    Sammy Jo has a secret; it's how she's paying for her sister's extravagant wedding. But all her plans go wrong after she gets in a fight with some local thugs to save rich-boy Gregory. Now local bad guy McCloud is after her.  Gypsy Girl Sammy Jo ... more

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  • Cover image of book Spokes: Stories from the Romani World by Janna Eliot
    Spokes: Stories from the Romani World - by Janna Eliot

    £5.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781905512478 | ISBN 10: 1905512473

    A scarlet wheel on a blue and green flag, bright against the grey sky. Gisela leaned against the stone balustrade, tired after the journey. She'd forgotten how hectic London was, and wondered how she'd ever managed to cope with the daily commute... B ... more

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  • Cover image of book Nothing But Trouble by Alan MacDonald
    Nothing But Trouble - by Alan MacDonald

    £5.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780713676792 | ISBN 10: 0713676795

    Nothing but Trouble is a story about prejudice.   When Jay arrives at Glenwood Primary, Paul is assigned to look after him and be his 'buddy', but looking after Jay proves harder than he expected. Jay's family are travellers and the new boy do ... more

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