![]() ![]() ![]() Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Prime member exclusive: pick 2 free titles with trial. Reviewed by Kathy Thornhill, Zauel Memorial Library Click here to find this book in our catalog. Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, Andrews MacLeod, Rebecca Soler. Their stories are linked by their musical talents and fate bringing Otto’s harmonica into their lives, coming together in a triumphant conclusion at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Michael and his brother are orphans, trying to stay together, and Ivy faces prejudice because she’s Mexican and her friends are Japanese. Friedrich and his father must escape Nazi Germany because they don’t fall into line with Hitler’s grand scheme. Each child has a musical gift and is faced with personal struggles. This harmonica ties Otto with three other children-Friedrich in Germany during the Third Reich, an orphan Michael during the Great Depression and Ivy during World War II. In return for their help, he promises to help break the curse by carrying their spirits hidden in a magical mouth harp-what we know today as a harmonica, and passing the instrument along to the right person at the right time. Pam Muoz Ryan is the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her New York Times bestselling novel, Echo, as well as the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the. ![]() Long ago, a boy named Otto was lost in the woods and rescued by three sisters imprisoned there by a witch’s curse. When I did, all I could think was, “Wow.” I just read it this morning and couldn’t put it down. ![]()
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