Lena Kaligaris

Lena Kaligaris is a 16-year-old girl of Greek heritage. She loves art and is a talented sketch artist and painter. Lena hopes to make art a career. During the summer of her 16th year, she goes to Santorini, Greece to visit her grandparents, where she has the opportunity to experience a different culture for the first time. She soaks up the experience enthusiastically, taking advantage of opportunities to draw and paint the sights of the island, including a young Greek fisherman named Kostos. As they spend time together, Lena falls in love with Kostos. Shortly before she leaves to return to her home in Bethesda, she is able to overcome her fear and tell him how she feels. Lena is portrayed as a loving friend who is anxious to please everyone in her life, including her parents and her three closest friends.

Carmen Lowell

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