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Ezra Jack Keats. Aladdin Paperbacks, $5.99 (36pp) ISBN 978-0-689-71059-9

In a dingy tenement building, the sounds of a harmonica intrigue two brothers and send them off in search of the musician. They find a blind man, and begin a friendship. PW's comment: ""Keats is no stranger to miracles, as two boys discover the miracle of music and the miracle of compassion in themselves.'' (All ages)

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