The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

Synopsis

From the Publisher: The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister-the children of Zimbabwei's chief of security-have escaped from their father's estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm was a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable Children's Book, a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, and received a Golden Kite Award, and a Parents' Choice Award. It received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.

Ideas Explored

• Persecuted Ability Minority
• Absolute Safety as Psychological Imprisonment
• Survival Test as Rite of Passage

Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: 1000blackgirlbooksBlacksBlacks in fictionFictionJuvenile fictionKidnappingScience fictionZimbabweZimbabwe in fictionZimbabweansneeds-reviewno-clear-speculative-idea

isfdb_id: 10382

openlibrary_id: OL2696046W

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