Nicole Ruby has been reading gypsy books like crazy since her adventure last year with a magical circus gypsy named Madam Lavender. When Nicole finds a flyer announcing the return of the circus while walking to the school bus stop, she gets the idea of meeting Madam Lavender again. But when Nicole and her best friend Monique discover that the gypsy has disappeared, things start to get out of control Can Nicole and Monique become real gypsies? What kind of problems will they face when people start taking their potions? This is the second book in the Nicole Ruby series from award winning young author Jacqueline Fowler. As with her first novel The Girl Who Wanted Long Hair, it was honored as a winner for her grade and chosen to represent her school at the Santa Clara Young Author's Faire. Jacqueline is very proud of her work and counts her two Young Author awards among the happiest moments in her life. Jacqueline is 7 years old and just graduated from 2nd grade in San Jose California. She is a self-described bookworm and usually is reading 2-3 books at any one time. Her favorite author is Lemony Snicket. She wants to travel to Italy and France someday and is would like to start learning to play guitar soon.