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Echo: A Novel
Echo: A Novel
Echo: A Novel
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Echo: A Novel

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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.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 24, 2015
ISBN9780545788380
Echo: A Novel

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Magnificent! "Your fate is not yet sealed! Even on the darkest night..."
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Excellent book for the whole family to listen to!! Wonderful!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I love the music it makes ever thang tie together. This is the best book I have read in a long time.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I must first say that I don’t typically write reviews, but I couldn’t pass this one by. I have read and listened to hundreds of books and audiobooks and this was was as close to perfect as they come.
    I’d originally planned on reading this book but because it was such a hefty book I decided to try the audiobook. What a great choice that was. The book would’ve been wonderful, but with all of the extras in the audiobook, it would’ve been a shame to miss that. The beautiful harmonica sound, the piano playing as well as the different voices. It goes without saying that the narrator was amazing.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    It is a very enjoyable and emotional book. I love that the audiobook has music accompanying the story. A nice touch. My heart skipped many beats while listening to the story.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I loved this book! It has a magic in itself that makes the book seems real. This is definitely on my top ten book list this year!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Weird book but fantastic story of how the harmonica cane bring people together
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Amazing, enthralling, mysterious, makes you hang on edge, page-turner, magic filled, just one of these books that make you not want to drop the book. Read it with my sister and we both loved it! Another amazing Pam Muñoz Ryan! Thanks!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Most beautiful book I have read recently. Recommended for anyone with a love for Historical Fiction and Music.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It was the saddest book I’ve ever read. But I’m glad I listened all the way through for the redemptive turns.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    This is a beautiful story with music woven through. Themes of resilience, justice, pain and joy. Don’t be fooled by the middle grade categorization, this is for everyone.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A charming book best listened to because of the beautiful music

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Super well written, great detail, and a fantastic story! I really enjoyed it it’s a great read and deserves all 5 stars. I would totally suggest this book to anyone who loves music and reading especially if you love reading long, delicious, and wonderful books for people who don’t read a lot try listening to the audio book it’s great they did an amazing job on it. Overall if you like a good book try Echo. Get some hot chocolate and a good coloring book and dive in to a world of wonder.❤️?☕️?

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    I loved this book! Don't be daunted by the cliff hangers, they come into the big picture at the end!

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Simply spectacular! This story is full and rich. A definite must read or listen.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    The book is so emotional and detailed. I most love how the three stories closed with a sadness and then at the very end of the novel put a far happier ending for their lives. I always have trouble finding a narrator that I like. These four narrators put so much emotion into the stories that I have finally been satisfied. These stories opened up my heart and it is so much easier to realize how terrible the lives of the children outside of America are. The world needs more stories like this to show to this world

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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    Not the same narrator that won the Audie. Quite poor by comparison.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Amazing. Loved how it all tied in and the music

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Inspiring. A wonderful surprise. The ending was superb. Don't hesitate.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Magical, historical, musical. I loved it. With all the hate festering in the world now, this should be required reading for all!

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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    I don't wanna pay!!!Why can't I get this with the 30 day trial