![]() ![]() The librarian had attended that very school, and her brother was in that picture. Looking through school yearbooks, I came across a photo of a class half the students were barefoot and each kid was holding a harmonica. How did the thrust of your book change so dramatically?I went to Lemon Grove, in East San Diego County. ![]() the Board of Trustees of the Lemon Grove School District, the nation's first successful school desegregation court decision. I was researching what I thought would be my next book: a little-known court case, Roberto Alvarez v. I didn't plan it like that in the beginning. This is such a departure for you, isn't it? What led you to these three stories?It is a departure. Here Ryan discusses the origins of the story, how it grew, and the unexpected twists it took. Their stories revolve around a single Hohner Marine Band harmonica and are framed by a tale of a lost boy, three sisters, and a witch's curse. I n her epic novel Echo (Scholastic, February 2015 Gr 5-8), Pam Muñoz Ryan weaves together three stories of young people living through a tumultuous period in the 20th century: 12-year-old Friedrich Schmidt in 1933 Germany, as the Nazi Party gains momentum orphaned 11-year-old Mike Flannery in 1935 Philadelphia during the Depression and Ivy Maria Lopez living in Southern California in 1942 as World War II rages. Listen to Pam Muñoz Ryan reveal the story behind Echo, courtesy of. ![]()
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