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Cover of The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

Nancy Farmer (1989)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.87
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

KidnappingChild HarmCaptivitySlavery

Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyFriendshipRescue MissionHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastKidnapped ChildrenMutant Detectives

Tropes

QuestRescue MissionFish out of WaterNon-Western SettingMutant PowersDetective StoryFuturistic Africa

Themes

FamilySurvivalFreedom vs CaptivityCultural IdentityCourageResourcefulnessAfrican Futurism

Synopsis

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

Tags

Science FictionAfrofuturismDetective FictionAdventure