Echo



BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ryan, Pam Munoz. 2015. Echo. New York: Scholastic Press. ISBN 978-1338133028.



PLOT SUMMARY



Echo is about the stories of Friedrich, brothers Mike and Frankie, and Ivy. Which are intertwined with the tale of a boy named Otto. Otto gets lost in the woods and is frightened. He meets three mystical sisters in the forest during a game of hide and seek. Otto’s life is changed forever by the three sisters and a magical harmonica. Decades later, the harmonica appears in the lives of Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California. All the stories are pulled together with the story of the three sisters from the beginning into a powerful tale.  



CRITICAL ANALYSIS

This is a wonderful, epic story with music tied into it. The characters are well-developed and sympathetic; the storylines believable. It’s like four stories in one book, which words well because of the way the sortie is well developed. The stories are diverse because it contains setting of a Japanese internment camp, Nazi Germany, and the prominent difference between the privileged and the poor.  Though young readers may at first be intimidated by the thickness of the book, if they’re willing to give it a chance, they will be hooked right away.



REVIEW EXCERPT(S)

·         The Newbery Honor

·         The Kirkus Prize

·         New York Times Editors’ Choice

·         ALA Notable Book

·         New York Historical Society Book Prize

·         National Parenting Publications Gold Award



“A grand narrative that examines the power of music to inspire beauty in a world overrun with fear and intolerance, it's worth every moment of readers' time.” --KIRKUS

“Each individual story is engaging, but together they harmonize to create a thrilling whole.” --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY





CONNECTIONS

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.  

Other titles by Pam Munoz Ryan also include:

Esperanza Rising

Riding Freedom

Becoming Naomi Leon

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