num_pages: 144
description: 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?
language: English
title: The Diddakoi
titlecomplete: The Diddakoi
characters: Kizzy Lovell
genres: Fiction, Historical, Family, British Literature, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1191
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Book, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Zilveren Griffel
publisher: Puffin Books