{"id":6332,"date":"2022-05-21T03:32:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T07:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2022-12-18T23:22:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T04:22:02","slug":"carnival-gypsy-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/carnival-gypsy-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Gypsy Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the other out-of-print books that I have always wanted to read written by Dorothy Gilman was her Carnival Gypsy. It was published in 1950 and was part of the Starlight Book Series. As with Enchanted Caravan published in 1949 and several more published just after the stories were centered around a girl or several girls and an adventure of some kind. This story centers around a young lady, Capri, and her Mom, Francia, who have recently inherited a carnival from the Uncle.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/carnival-gypsy-reading\/carnivalgypsychapter1_otherstarlightbooks\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?fit=1335%2C1905&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1335,1905\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1653003751&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?fit=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?fit=561%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CarnivalGypsyChapter1_OtherStarlightBooks.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe are still working on getting the earlier works re-published in paperback or at least as eBooks. If that is something you would like to see happy we hope you will take a few minutes and email <a href=\"mailto:info@morhaimliterary.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">info@morhaimliterary.com<\/a> is her book agents general inquiry email. The latest batch of paperback and ebooks for Mrs. Pollifax was published through Penguin Random House <a href=\"mailto:consumerservices@penguinrandomhouse.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consumerservices@penguinrandomhouse.com<\/a> You might as well send an email to both thee agent and the publishing company letting them know that we want all of our favorite author&#8217;s books available in eBook format!<\/p>\n<h3>Here is Chapter 1<\/h3>\n<p>Not having enough to do yesterday I decided to create another video of the first chapter. This time I have a video character reading the chapter for me. Let me know which you prefer, me reading using my avatar or a video robot reading the story  <a href=\"https:\/\/mrspollifax.com\/blog\/contact\/\" title=\"Contact\">CONTACT ME<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chapter 1 of Carnival Gypsy by Dorothy Gilman\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K98ZJ-bzfhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the other out-of-print books that I have always wanted to read written by Dorothy Gilman was her Carnival Gypsy. It was published in 1950 and was part of the Starlight Book Series. 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