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Johnston, Tony

The Harmonica

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | February, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-57091-547-4 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ron Mazellan. Based on true events, this is a dramatic if sentimental story about the Holocaust. When he is asked to play his harmonica by the commandant of the concentration camp where he is imprisoned, a boy's love of music proves both life-saving and life-affirming. The dark, rather romantic, illustrations match the tone of Johnston's sometimes self-conscious prose.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton

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