Roos, Stephen

Stephen Roos was born in New York and grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended Loomis School and graduated from Yale. After a career in publishing, he turned to writing. His first novel, "My Horrible Secret, " was published in 1983. Since then, he has written nearly two dozen other books for children, including "Twelve-Year-Old Vows Revenge, Confessions of a Wayward Preppie, " and "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone." Stephen Roos now lives in New York City.

About "The Gypsies Never Came, " he writes: "For most of my writing, I have drawn on the lighter, goofier sides of my childhood. When