Ege and Ávra

A tangled fishing line leads to unexpected friendship in this heartwarming tale of laughter, connection, and understanding across cultural divides. A thought-provoking picture book celebrating cross-cultural relationships in a gentle, intergenerational story connecting Türkiye and Greece on the Aegean Sea. While fishing in the Aegean Sea with her grandfather, Ege, a girl from Türkiye, crosses paths with Ávra, a girl from Greece, who’s also fishing with her grandfather. At first, the girls ignore each other, but when their fishing lines cross, they become angry, a little like how their countries have fought for centuries. But soon an unlikely kinship sparks! Ege and Ávra share laughter, food, and prayer in this story about cultural connection. For every reader who’s ever felt divided by differences—or discovered that understanding can turn strangers into friends.