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SUMMER TRAVELLER AND AUNTIE ACHOO

Ömer Açık

Editor: Müren Beykan

Crazy duo on the roads of Anatolia with their yellow caravan!

In his new book, beloved author Ömer Açık, who is very popular with his impressive neighborhood and school stories, is calling out to the explorer spirit hidden in each of us and taking us to a walk through the cultural richness of Anatolia. The summer Roza is spending with her auntie by travelling in their yellow caravan is full of beautiful places to stay, new thoughts and many discoveries. This colorful adventure reflecting the joyful story of a child coping with difficulties, makes the readers feel that, life is a great gift. An inspiring novel for readers of all ages in knowing themselves and the world around them, and making sense of life. An unforgettable summer reading with the clear, effective and colorful telling style of Ömer Açık.

Overview

Being on the verge of a difficult decision, her parents send Roza to her auntie for spending the summer together. With her Auntie Achoo, who is a travelling author living in a caravan, Roza finds herself in the middle of nature, sees places she can’t even imagine in her urban life. She becomes an extra in a movie shooting, joins the rain pray of villagers, and leaves herself in space with paragliding. Along the long road, her best friend was the little sea shell in her pocket. However that was not an ordinary one…

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 […]
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