Sevtap Ayhan
A deeply moving story about a girl searching for her place in a world that doesn’t always make sense.
Fabula isn’t like other kids. Sharp, creative, and fiercely independent, she’d rather spend time with her thoughts and inventions than with people. Her teachers think she’s difficult. Her classmates think she’s strange. And her grandmother—her only guardian—wishes she would just open up.
But Fabula isn’t being difficult for no reason. She’s trying to forget. A recent loss has left a silence in her heart that she can’t bear to fill. That is, until she meets Heros—a boy who may not be from this world at all.
Told in lyrical, emotionally resonant prose, (Don’t) Think Game is a powerful exploration of grief, memory, and the quiet strength children carry. A novel that speaks across age groups, it invites us to listen closely—to ourselves and to one another.
KEY NOTES:
- A poetic and sensitive portrayal of childhood grief
- Features a bold, introspective female lead
Award: 1st Prize, 2020 Tudem Literature Awards
Themes: Family, Emotional Growth, Grief, Memory, Imagination, Isolation
10+ Novel, 120 pages, 13.5×19.5 cm