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A review by honeybeejoyous
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
5.0
I picked this audiobook based on the premise alone, but once I found out it was a Newbery Honor historical fiction novel, I was even more excited to read it. [b:Echo|22749539|Echo|Pam Muñoz Ryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460587774l/22749539._SX50_.jpg|42294915] is the story of three children whose lives are intertwined through music and a magical harmonica. Friedrich Schmidt lives in 1930s Germany, working in a harmonica factory and trying to take care of his family in a world that is becoming increasingly cruel. Mike Flannery lives in Great Depression Philadelphia with his younger brother, trying to find their way out of an orphanage and into a loving home. Ivy Maria Lopez lives in 1940s California, where her family has been hired to care for a farm owned by Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps.
[a:Pam Muñoz Ryan|1244538|Pam Muñoz Ryan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1283530894p2/1244538.jpg]Pam Munoz Ryan tackles a wide breadth of historical moments, social issues, and human stories in [b:Echo|22749539|Echo|Pam Muñoz Ryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460587774l/22749539._SX50_.jpg|42294915]. It is a story about the power of music, family, and love. Her writing is incredible. Each story is beautiful and the way they intertwine is masterful. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook because of the importance of music in each story. Actually being able to hear the songs makes the story even more powerful.
I have nothing bad to say about this book. The 2016 Newbery nominees must have all been amazing that this book only received the Honor and not the Award itself.
**read as an audiobook**
[a:Pam Muñoz Ryan|1244538|Pam Muñoz Ryan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1283530894p2/1244538.jpg]Pam Munoz Ryan tackles a wide breadth of historical moments, social issues, and human stories in [b:Echo|22749539|Echo|Pam Muñoz Ryan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1460587774l/22749539._SX50_.jpg|42294915]. It is a story about the power of music, family, and love. Her writing is incredible. Each story is beautiful and the way they intertwine is masterful. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook because of the importance of music in each story. Actually being able to hear the songs makes the story even more powerful.
I have nothing bad to say about this book. The 2016 Newbery nominees must have all been amazing that this book only received the Honor and not the Award itself.
**read as an audiobook**