Echo in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jul 04, 2015 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-children-s-literature, format-audiobook, 2015

I think listening to this book on audio adds much to the telling of the stories. The addition of music and the narrators accent provided richness. Recommend.

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Feb 18, 2019 Penny rated it it was amazing

Shelves: children-mg, buddy-read-w-r, ww2

Best audiobook I’ve ever listened 😍

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Jun 21, 2017 Karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: middle-grades

This is a tremendous read for any mature upper elementary reader or older. It is a work of historical fiction and weaves in the vibrant theme of music and the darker theme of discrimination; the three sections may break your heart a little, but the important thing is to stick with it. It is really a fairy tale with three episodes set in different times/places followed by a conclusion which brings it all together, so though it may look too long for some young readers, it is very manageable.

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May 26, 2018 Debbie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, via-audio, historical-fiction, 2018

Beautifully written, wandering through an ugly and difficult time through history, binding us all together through music.

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Feb 15, 2016 Shannon McCarty rated it it was amazing

Shelves: children-s-middle-grade

Each section of the book left me hanging in the most delightful way, wondering how each character's story concluded, certain that I would find out in the end. The ending had them braided together and when I realized what happened, became covered in goosebumps.
I seriously considered picking up my son's harmonica and giving it a blow to see if it had the magical woodwind music inside. ...more

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