Children's Books (ages 8-12) • Novels

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Today My Name is Cactus

Hacer Kılcıoğlu

Editor: Müren Beykan

Overview

Çiçek (Flower) who is tired of hearing her parents say “Come on Çiçek!” decides to be a different flower every day. Çiçek’s mood changes depending on the kind of flower she is. She can be a daisy going “loves me, loves me not” one day and become a cactus showing spines the next day. According to Çiçek who looks at the mirror everyday to check whether she has the pimples that will accompany her growth, the only obstacle to her happiness is her new born sibling. Is it possible that those who say, “You will grow up when you become a sister,” are wrong?.

AUTHOR

Hacer Kılcıoğlu

She was born in Alaşehir, Manisa. She worked as an English teacher. Being a passionate traveler, she collected her childhood and youth memories in Ben Eskiden Çocuktum (2003) and Jale’yle Konuşmak (2006). Her first children’s novel I Love Thursdays (Perşembeleri Çok Severim, 2009) is followed by a young adult novel titled We Were Three Children in İzmir(İzmir’de Üç Çocuktuk – Sezen, Haluk, Meltem, 2010) based on the memories of three famous Turkish artists raised in the same neighbourhood. This book (designed by Huban Korman) received IBBY Turkey’s […]
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