Middle-grade novel · Fiction
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
Nancy Farmer
About the book
In a futuristic Zimbabwe, three children escape their protected home and are pursued through the city by three mutant detectives.
Reading notes
Science fiction with a rich, distinctive setting for strong readers; includes kidnapping and dangerous situations.
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Recognition
- Newbery Honor (1995)
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Book details
- Author
- Nancy Farmer
- First published
- 1994
- Suggested ages
- Ages 10–14 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Confident reader
- Topics
- science fiction, adventure
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780545356619 · Scholastic, Incorporated, 2012
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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