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STEALING BEES

Ömer Açık

Editor: Müren Beykan
Illustrator: Büşra Kaygın Gafarov

An adventure that stirs up a beehive!

Known for his layered novels, Ömer Açık brings readers a fast-paced adventure that unfolds around the world of beekeeping. When a pair of twins secretly set out to attend a festival outside the city, what happens to them and their uncle opens up questions about sibling bonds, cooperation and difference. Driven by a colourful cast and the mystery of the missing bees, this lively story highlights the value of scientific inquiry, family legacy and curiosity, offering an enjoyable reading experience.

Overview

Leyla and Taylan are twins who are very different from each other. Unlike the organized and disciplined Leyla, Taylan is dreamy and clumsy. Wanting to attend the Twins Festival without their parents’ knowledge, they ask their eccentric uncle Refik for help. Once the stolen beehives, Miracle and her quest to create an elixir of youth, the sinister Madame Restless, and Detective Menekşe enter the picture, things quickly spiral out of control. Caught up in a tangled and dangerous chase, the twins are ready to risk everything to save the bees and, of course, their uncle…

AUTHOR

Ömer Açık

Born in Adana in 1980, Ömer Açık graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Classroom Teaching. He worked as a teacher first in a village of Adana, then in Mardin and İstanbul. In his first novel for children A Station Called Violet (Menekşe İstasyonu, 2015) he tells the story of solidarity in a neighbourhood. In My Dad’s Hilarious (Benim Babam Ömür Adam, 2015) Açık tells the story of a child with unlimited imagination who wants to wander with the winds. His novel Blazerless (Montsuzlar, 2017) questions the concept of “alphabetical […]
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