Gypsy DaveyDavey's had to grow up fast in order to get away--away from his beautiful mother, who loves him, but doesn't know how to take care of him; away from his charismatic but reckless father, who loves him too, but can't commit to anyone, least of all his family; and away from the people who look at him strangely because he's not like them. The only constant in his life has been his sister, Joanne, who's fed him, protected him, and taken care of him ever since she was seven and he was two. Now Jo, still a teenager, has a baby herself, and it's Davey's turn to take care of someone. Someday soon, he knows, he'll find his own somebody who'll love him, and he'll have his own babies and he'll love them like nobody ever loved babies before. Gritty, gripping, unflinchingly honest, "Gypsy Davey" is the extraordinary story of a boy's ultimate triumph as he comes of age. |
Contents
Two Too Many | 3 |
Sumpin Nice | 15 |
Like a Bird Out of Water | 28 |
Copyright | |
11 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
99 Davey ain't anymore anyway baby Dennis bike bottle buffalo wings called camera carnival Celeste Celeste's cheek Chris Lynch cotton candy dance floor Davey looked Davey stood Davey's hand door eyes face feel fingers Flintstone friend Lester front giggling gimp gonna gotta grabbed Gypsy Davey happy hard head hell hugged Jerome Jo's Joanne stood Joanne's kind kissed kitchen knew laughed leaned Lois Lois's Löwenbräu macaroni and cheese mother mountain bike mouth neck never nice nodded nothin okay onion rings pedaled Pete's Phil picture pizza pulled ride scream Shirley Temple shoulder sister sitting slapped smiled snapped Sneaky Pete softball sound stared started stay stopped stuff sure talking tell thing tight told took Victor walked Waltzing Matilda window y'know