Echo : a novel / Pam Muñoz Ryan ; read by MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Soler, Mark Bramhall and David de Vries.
Music, magic, and a real-life miracle meld in this virtuosic, genre-defying tour de force from storytelling maestro Pam Muñoz Ryan.Lost and alone in the forbidden Black 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 become interwoven when the very same harmonica lands in their lives, binding them by an invisible thread of destiny. All the children face daunting challenges: rescuing a father, protecting a brother, holding a family together. How their suspenseful solo stories converge in an orchestral crescendo will resound in your heart long after the last note has been struck.Richly imagined and structurally innovative, ECHO pushes the boundaries of form and shows us what is possible in how we tell stories.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545788366
- ISBN: 0545788366
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (10 hr., 31 min., 33 sec.)) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York City : Scholastic Audio, 2015.
Content descriptions
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by MacLeod Andrews, Rebecca Soler, Mark Bramhall and David de Vries. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-14. Grades: 5-9. |
Source of Description Note: | Title details screen (OverDrive ; viewed April 27, 2015). |
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Genre: | Audiobooks. Children's audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. Fiction. History. Juvenile works. |
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Echo (Unabridged Edition)
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.