| Echo Contributor(s): Ryan, Pam Muñoz (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439874025 ISBN-13: 9780439874021 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Music - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2014021482 |
| Lexile Measure: 680 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.1" W x 8.3" (1.86 lbs) 592 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 171965 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2016 Newbery Honor BookNew York Times BestsellerAn impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller Lost and alone in a forbidden forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica.Decades later, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California each, in turn, become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. And ultimately, pulled by the invisible thread of destiny, their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo.Richly imagined and masterfully crafted, Echo pushes the boundaries of genre, form, and storytelling innovation to create a wholly original novel that will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck. |