I finished a very interesting book recently. It is by Pam Munoz Ryan, titled "ECHO." It's a book directed at teens and younger readers. I think Moebius moms and dads and others with Moebius will find it interesting. Here is some more info about it:
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"Lost 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.
Decades
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.
Richly imagined
and masterfully crafted, this impassioned, uplifting, and virtuosic tour
de force will resound in your heart long after the last note has been
struck."
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What's also interesting about the book is that the character Friedrich, from Germany, has a facial difference. He has a very obvious birthmark on his face, and thus faces bullying and prejudice. Many of us can identify with that. Indeed, every character in the book faces some kind of prejudice and is seen as, somehow, "different." Yet they all perservere, as we must all do, and at the end it comes to an interesting, climactic finish.
Happy reading!
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