Newbery Honor BookNew York Times BestsellerChildren's Literature Legacy Award WinnerThis impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller follows three children, in three different times and places, whose lives mysteriously intersect.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.Author: Pam Mu?oz RyanPublisher: Scholastic PressPublished: 02/24/2015Pages: 592Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.86lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.10w x 2.00dISBN: 9780439874021Age Range: 10-13Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.9Point Value: 13Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 171965 / EchoAward: Kirkus Prize - WinnerAward: Newbery Medal - Honor BookAward: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal WinnerReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 126Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014Publishers Weekly 12/22/2014Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than MostRomantic Times 03/01/2015 pg. 32 - ExcellentShelf Awareness 02/24/2015Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 108Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2015 pg. 368 - Book Of Special DistinctionBookPage 03/01/2015New York Times Book Review 03/15/2015 pg. 17New York Times Book Review 03/22/2015 pg. 26PW Best Children's Books 11/02/2015 pg. 49Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2015 pg. 87PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 77NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2015 pg. 34About the AuthorPam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award, the PEN America Award, and the 2024 Children's Literature Legacy Award for her body of work. She was the 2018 U.S. nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award. She received a Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo. Her other celebrated novels, Esperanza Rising, The Dreamer, Riding Freedom, Becoming Naomi Léon, Paint the Wind, and Mañanaland, have received countless accolades, among them the Pura Belpré Award, the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Américas Award. Her acclaimed picture books include Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride and the Sibert Honor book When Marian Sang, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, Mice and Beans illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and Tony Baloney illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.
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