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The Ear, the Eye and the Arm 耳朵、眼睛和胳膊 (纽伯瑞银奖小说)ISBN 97805453
From School Library Journal Grade 7 Up?It is the year 2194 in Harare, Zimbabwe. When the three over-protected children of General Amadeus Matsika are kidnapped, they learn that their country is a land of contrasts. Wealthy people live in homes staffed by robots and protected by automatic dobermans, while the poor live in a neighborhood known as The Cow's Guts, mining for plastic within the tunnels of Dead Man's Vlei (a toxic waste dump). Resthaven is an enclave for people who cling to the ancient traditions, beliefs, and customs of the Shona tribe, but the nearby MacIlwaine Hotel is a mile-high vertical city of apartments, schools, clinics, and supermarkets. As the children journey from one predicament to another, three unlikely detectives from an agency known as The Ear, the Eye and the Arm attempt to rescue them. Narrator George Guidall does a brilliant job of conveying the complex natures of a wide range of characters. Without resorting to vocal stereotypes, he portrays military generals, adolescent girls,
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The Ear, the Eye and the Arm (Newbery Honor Book)《耳朵、眼睛和胳膊》(
From School Library Journal Grade 7 Up?Itis the year 2194 in Harare, Zimbabwe. When the three over-protectedchildren of General Amadeus Matsika are kidnapped, they learn thattheir country is a land of contrasts. Wealthy people live in homesstaffed by robots and protected by automatic dobermans, while thepoor live in a neighborhood known as The Cow's Guts, mining forplastic within the tunnels of Dead Man's Vlei (a toxic waste dump).Resthaven is an enclave for people who cling to the ancienttraditions, beliefs, and customs of the Shona tribe, but the nearbyMacIlwaine Hotel is a mile-high vertical city of apartments,schools, clinics, and supermarkets. As the children journey fromone predicament to another, three unlikely detectives from anagency known as The Ear, the Eye and the Arm attempt to rescuethem. Narrator George Guidall does a brilliant job of conveying thecomplex natures of a wide range of characters. Without resorting tovocal stereotypes, he portrays military generals, adolescent girls,gang thugs,
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