- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books; New edition edition (3 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330398687
- ISBN-13: 978-0330398688
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 135,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Everyone in Kizzy's town hates her because she's half-gypsy - a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesn't care. All she needs is Gran and her horse, Joe. But when Gran dies and their wagon burns down, Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her and her beloved Joe might get sent to the knacker's yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world - and save Joe?
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Everyone in Kizzy's town hates her because she's half-gypsy – a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesn't care. All she needs is Gran and her horse, Joe. But when Gran dies and their wagon burns down, Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her and her beloved Joe might get sent to the knacker's yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world – and save Joe?
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this (at least 5 times!) as a child and was stunned by the remarkably frank and at times painful way a child who is perceived as "different" is treated by society as a whole. Adults are supposed to "know better" but here they are portrayed as average, flawed human beings. A triumph of a book which should be requisite reading for all adults and children; the studies of a (sadly) lost way of life are also a delight.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
This is a frank account of a child who is wary of and is disliked by other children because of her gypsy background. But her gutsiness and loneliness will touch you! I read this years ago as a little girl and loved it, and thoroughly enjoyed Lynda Bellingham's excellent reading. It is nostalgic, charming and perhaps old fashioned but it kept both my daughters ( 9 and 6) really entertained and wanting more on a long drive to Cornwall. Excellent.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a lovely little book which contains many more layers more than the rather bland synopsis describes. It is a book for both children and adults which explores issues of racism, child abuse, traditional differences and suspicions with empathy and realism. Any child who has been bullied will be familiar with what Kizzy suffers at school, and will be heartened to find there are solutions offered in this tale. Kindness by strangers to a lonely but spirited little girl wins through against well-meaning but insensitive and sometimes cruel intentions, and it has a happy and realistic ending. I was given the book aged about 10 and have always loved it, I wholeheartedly recommend it.
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Still perfect
I read this as a 10 yr old, and can still vividly recall the TV dramatization in the 1970s. I bought the book again for my 8 year old daughter and we have been reading it... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Addictedtoreading
The diddakoi
I recomend this book for both young and old it is happy and sad at the same time its very interesting to learn about the old romany people and theirs a happy ending at the end love... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Debsmctennant
The Diddakoi
A brilliant book I read in my childhood but recently bought for my son. For me as a child it gave me my first insight into the way in which society marginalises people who are... Read more
Published 11 months ago by louisa
NOSTALIC
I remember watching this as a child. My father and gran loved it also.
The book is probably better than the tv version, but I saw the tv version first so that's more what I... Read more
The book is probably better than the tv version, but I saw the tv version first so that's more what I... Read more
Published 12 months ago by snowflake
A little dog-eared and written in however did not spoil the read for...
Excellent read, my daughter loved it as i did when i was a child. Book was a little dog-eared and had been written in but this didn't spoil the read.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. Haley Barnes
A good read
My Goodness! Only six reviews? Where are all you 40 somethings?
The TV series was addictive and formative but would the book alone have been so fabulously reviewed? Read more
The TV series was addictive and formative but would the book alone have been so fabulously reviewed? Read more
Published 18 months ago by LizzieJCB
Diddakoi
arrived promptly and brought back alot of memories as this was a book I read when I was about 12 years of age!
Published 19 months ago by dave
lovely story
I watched the series of this as a child and remeber it very well.
I also had the book that went with the series at the time and spent lovely hours reading it. Read more
I also had the book that went with the series at the time and spent lovely hours reading it. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. T. Armstrong
A Beautiful Tale - A must-read for adults and children alike.
The Diddakoi is a story I remember reading as a young child. Twenty-odd years later, it was still in my heart. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2007 by E. L. Hardy
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