Sarah asked:

I got through about 1/3 of the book and Gwen will not stop talking about her 'Gypsy Gift.' As she is a Roma, is her Romani heritage and myth ever discussed, or does the author keep using 'gypsy' (which is kind of a racial slur) and just use Gwen's heritage to make her seem exotic?

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Miranda Robertson Later on in the story, the author explains the 'gypsy' term. It really doesn't have much to do with her 'Romani heritage' at all. Gypsy has a different meaning in the book than in real life.

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Makayla Shoner I wouldn't look to much into why the author decided to call her a gypsy. In a way how gypsy were always portray as fortune tellers and stuff. It really fit with Gwen's character. So try not to get to hung up on it.

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