This article discusses the representation of Roma-Sinti ("gypsy") characters in young adult literature about the Holocaust. It analyzes three primary texts: Jerry Spinelli's "Milkweed" (2003), Erich Hackl's "Farewell Sidonia" (1991), and Alexander Ramati's "And the Violins Stopped Playing" (1985). The article argues that only Ramati's text gives a detailed description of Roma-Sinti culture, while Spinelli's and Hackl's texts merely deal with the "gypsy" on a surface level. I call for a critical evaluation of texts featuring Roma-Sinti characters in order to encourage cosmopolitan engagement with another culture. In the article, I adapt the language of cosmopolitan philosophers Kwame Anthony Appiah and Judith Butler to exemplify the positive and negative effects that literature can have on readers.