Gypsy Rizka, the latest in a long line of wonderful books from the fantastic Lloyd Alexander, fully lives up to the whimsical quality and surprisingly moral value of its predecessors. A deviation from Alexander's usual quest type fantasy (The Arkadians, The Chronicles of Prydain, The Iron Ring, etc.), Gypsy Rizka is not based on any sort of mythology and stays within one small and rather idiosyncratic town.5/5(5). · With an awesome, independent, and clever female protagonist like Rizka, Lloyd Alexander narrates incident after incident as Rizka helps to solve and create the problems in her town. Gypsy Rizka begins simply enough telling you that Rizka is a half-gypsy whose mother died and whose father left with the gypsies/5. Episodic chapters resemble short skits as the orphaned gypsy girl Rizka, with intentional but lighthearted mockery, merrily exposes the townspeople of Greater Dunitsa for all their quirks and quixotic notions. She is soothsayer, matchmaker, and healer rolled into one.
Gypsy Rizka () by Lloyd Alexander. Other authors: See the other authors section. Members: Reviews: Popularity: Average rating: Mentions: 4: 65, () Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the. Gypsy Rizka. By: Lloyd Alexander; Narrated by: Ron Keith; Length: 5 hours 33 minutes; Description. Greater Dunitsa is the most wonderful place on earth. At least that's what the town leaders think. If only they didn't have to put up with young Rizka, the free-spirited gypsy girl. Ever since her mother died and her father moved on, she has lived. Lloyd Alexander has long enjoyed a reputation for creating feisty heroines, and Gypsy Rizka is no exception. Welcome to Greater Dunitsa, located somewhere south of Gotham and east of Chelm. Greater Dunitsa is a town full of unique and eccentric characters, many of whom are kept in line by Rizka and her mustard-colored cat Petzel.
Master storyteller Lloyd Alexander centers his newest tale around a clever, engaging gypsy girl who, with her feline sidekick, is always at the center of everything. Jaunty, outspoken, and unable to suffer fools, Rizka is the kind of person everyone in town has strong feelings about--she is either loved or despised. Lloyd Alexander has long enjoyed a reputation for creating feisty heroines, and Gypsy Rizka is no exception. Welcome to Greater Dunitsa, located somewhere south of Gotham and east of Chelm. Greater Dunitsa is a town full of unique and eccentric characters, many of whom are kept in line by Rizka and her mustard-colored cat Petzel. Gypsy Rizka is a light-hearted novel by Lloyd Alexander about a girl who survives purely on her own wit. Plot summary [ edit ] Rizka is a gypsy who lives just outside a town in a vardo and waits for the return of her gypsy father after the death of her mother.
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