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This children's book possibly wins the award for Setting I Would Never Have Come Up With Myself: Zimbabwe, in the year 2194. The three overprotected children of General Matsika manage to sneak out of the house for an adventure in the city - where they are almost immediately kidnapped. Their distraught parents hire the detectives Ear, Eye and Arm, who each have special powers due to prenatal exposure to radiation. The action of the book flips back and forth between the pursuing detectives and the
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I remember hating this book with the burning passion of a thousand fiery suns, but I can't remember why??
What so provoked your ire, 11-year-old me?
I mean, I could read it again to try to find out, but...there are just so many other books in the world. It may have to remain a mystery. ...more
What so provoked your ire, 11-year-old me?
I mean, I could read it again to try to find out, but...there are just so many other books in the world. It may have to remain a mystery. ...more
In future Zimbabwe, three detectives are on the case of kidnapped children. Each of the detectives has a mutation that helps the investigation: the Eye has excellent eyesight, the Ear can hear a pin drop miles away, the Arm is very...can't remember. Whatevs. A fun adventure story!
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Feb 07, 2012
Bethany
marked it as to-read
Nov 21, 2016
Zack
marked it as to-read
