{"product_id":"echo-9780439874021","title":"Echo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewbery Honor Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChildren's Literature Legacy Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour de force from a treasured storyteller follows three children, in three different times and places, whose lives mysteriously intersect.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly imagined and masterfully crafted, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePam 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other celebrated novels, \u003ci\u003eEsperanza Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Naomi Léon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePaint the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMañanaland\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eAmelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride\u003c\/i\u003e and the Sibert Honor book \u003ci\u003eWhen Marian Sang\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, \u003ci\u003eMice and Beans\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Joe Cepeda, and \u003ci\u003eTony Baloney\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. Ryan lives near San Diego, California, with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591218827538,"sku":"9780439874021","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aacefa27-6b69-458c-a179-f9c059317042.jpg?v=1732087198","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/echo-9780439874021","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}