The Ear, The Eye, and the Arm

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, written by Nancy Farmer, published by Scholastic Books (2004), YA (Sci Fi), 320 pgs. ISBN:0439530644

The year is 2194. The country is modern day Zimbabwe. General Matsika has worked to rid the country of gang violence and establish peace. In his plush, modern home, his three children are isolated and live in relative harmony until a scout trip across town lands them kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine for the SheElephant. Matsika's wife hires three unusual detectives to use their special powers to search for them.
A Newbery Honor Book.

Issues explored: modern day technology versus traditional Africa, birth defects, courage,...