#Nancy Farmer

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#the ear the eye and the arm #nancy farmer #science fiction #young adult #book poll #have you read this book poll #polls

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Some of the best characters ever are just evil old ppl over 65

Count Dooku and Palpatine

River's Grandpa (from Slow horses)

Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove

Yubaba from Spirited Away

Mr. Burns

Q (Looks young in tng, but he is technically immortal)

Saruman the White

Dracula

El Patrón (from the book house of the scorpion *)

Livia Soprano (she legit talks w/ junior about killing her own son!)

Magneto (debate if he's evil or not but he is a villain)

Baba Yaga w/ her epic chicken leg house

Firelord Azulon and Firelord Sozin

Granny May from Wordgirl

Cigarette smoking Man (x files)

*great novel btw w/ a very interesting view on clones. Anyway check Nancy Farmer out if you like fun

#tropes #writing #star wars #spirited away #the simpsons #tng #star trek #lotr #dracula #house of the scorpion #nancy farmer #livia soprano #the sapranos #magneto #x men #baba yaga #atla #sozin #azulon #granny way #wordgirl

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vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

(faq · submit a book)

#scifi #books #The House of the Scorpion #Nancy Farmer #Matteo Alacrán #poll #result: no #l: English

[arthurdrakoni]

The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm by Nancy Farmer is an excellent example of Afrofuturism set in 22nd Century Zimbabwe. This is my review.

The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm by Nancy Farmer is set in Harare, Zimbabwe in the year 2194. Zimbabwe has grown into a first world economy and is a major player on the world stage. It has had some trouble with gangs, but that’s mostly behind it now thanks to the work of General Amadeus Matsika. The General’s three children Tendai, Rita and Kuda have spent almost their whole lives on the grounds of their family’s fortified mansion. One day they decide to sneak out to earn their scout badge for exploration, but it isn’t long before the children are kidnapped.

In order to find the children General Matsika hires a trio of mutant deceives named Ear, Eye and Arm. Ear has super-hearing, Eye has super-sight and Arm has telekinesis that allows him to feel the emotions of other people. Together the three detectives must make their way across the futuristic city of Harare and find the Matsika children before time runs out.

You don’t often see science fiction novels set in Africa, or while imagine what the future of Africa will look like. So this book was a nice change of pace. Zimbabwe of 2194 isn’t without its problems, but I like how the book overall took an optimistic view of what the future will hold. And I loved the way it incorporates traditional African culture into the story. 22nd Century Zimbabwe is a land where ancient traditions exists side-by-side with flying cars and robots.

This is very much a coming of age novel for the Matsika siblings, but just as much time is placed on the three detectives. So, even those who might not usually enjoy YA or Middle Grade novels might find something to enjoy. On aspect I enjoyed is that there is a section of Zimbabwe set aside to be Resthaven, a land where traditional African ways of life are preserved. Unfortunately, that also includes all of the unpleasant aspects of pre-Colonial life. It can be seen as a caution against those who idealize the past, as well as reminding that pre-Colonial Africa wasn’t perfect, and had issues of its own.

Have you read The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm. If so, what did you think?

Link to the full review on my blog as always: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2017/02/book-review-ear-eye-and-arm-by-nancy.html?m=1

#The Ear The Eye and The Arm #Nancy Farmer #zimbabwe #afrofuturism #science fiction #book recommendations #book review #audiobook review #Middle Grade #Cyberpunk #Review #scifi #Africa #Book #Audiobook #Books #Audiobooks #Science Fiction Books

[slicesofapple]

My Twelve Favorite (Children’s) (Chapter) Books (in no particular order and without regard for genre or intended age) and then some

Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones. If you are looking for perfection (and if you love fantasy), you will find it here. This also serves as a placeholder for the rest of Diana Wynne Jones’s body of work. You can’t go wrong with anything she wrote, although I do have my favorites. The audiobooks read by Gerard Doyle are fabulous.

Tashi and the Big Stinker by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg . It was like this… (The whole series is phenomenal; picked this particular one because it’s my kids’ favorite of the lot). Probably written for children on the younger side (quite a bit younger, lol) but that’s never stopped me…

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes.     If you want your heart torn out in less than a hundred pages.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer. Each time I read this I find it just as thrilling as the last time.

The Grey King, by Susan Cooper.   While each book in this series is spectacularly written, this one is particularly haunting.  Again, be prepared to have your heart torn out by the roots.

Is Underground by Joan Aiken. An absolute gem by one of the most wildly inventive and fantastic authors to ever write for children (which obviously is saying a lot).

Lionboy by Zizou Corder.   A favorite in this household. The audiobook is – chef’s kiss.

Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl.    This book also serves as a placeholder for Roald Dahl, whose mastery goes without saying. The audiobook read by Peter Serafinowicz is terrific.

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope.   Perfectly crafted. (lol cw: quite sweet heterosexual romance)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Every time I read it, I love it all over again.

The Superlative Horse, by Jean Merrill. What is the price, and what is the value?

Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey. One of my kids' favorites, and mine too. The later books get a bit convoluted, but this one is so much fun.

Runners up (again, in no particular order): Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, Keeper of the Isis Light by Monica Hughes, The Moon in the Cloud by Rosemary Harris, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by L. Pichon, Dorrie's Magic by Patricia Coombs, The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, Holes by Louis Sachar, Jack Holborn by Leon Garfield, Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Merlin’s Mistake by Robert Newman, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, Grandpa’s Great Escape by David Walliams, The Changeover by Margaret Mahy, Sabriel by Garth Nix, An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden, The Kidnapping of Suzie Q by Martin Waddell, The Adventures of Odysseus by Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden, You're a Bad Man Mr. Gum by Andy Stanton (the audiobook read by the author is wildly hilarious), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, Knight's Castle by Edward Eager, The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit.

I consider all the stories listed above to be treasures.

#children's fic list #mostly fantasy #my favorite authors #diana wynne jones #nancy farmer #susan cooper #joan aiken #margaret mahy #dav pilkey #zizou corder #roald dahl #I keep adding more #Huge shout out to the children's librarian at my local library when I was growing up. She was amazing. #edward eager #e. nesbit

[thefaultinourchickennuggets]

Did anyone else read the house of the scorpion by Nancy farmer when they were a kid, and maybe it fucked them up a little bit forever?

#personal #mbop #the house of the scorpion #nancy farmer #it just really stuck with me #idk why #its one i reread a few times as a kid #and its got a sequel now #i should reread it so i can read the sequel

[thelastofthebookworms]

I've never even heard about Nancy Farmer before and I don't know how many of you have read her books but someone asked for a poll, so here it is.

#polls #nancy farmer #children books #fantasy #science fiction #american literature #the house of the scorpion #the lord of opium #a girl named disaster #the warm place #a new year's tale #the ear the eye and the arm #the sea of trolls #the land of the silver apples #the island of the blessed

[bookcoversonly]

Title: The Sea of Trolls | Author: Nancy Farmer | Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press (2015)

#books #The Sea of Trolls #Nancy Farmer

[avantegarda]

I forgot that draugr were originally from Norse mythology and had a delightful skyrim moment while reading Islands of the Blessed by Nancy Farmer

#books #skyrim #Nancy farmer

[bookcoversaroundtheworld]

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm - UK

#nancy farmer #book covers #british cover #book cover #great britain #science fiction #characters of color #poc characters #kidlit #the united kingdom #united kingdom

[roseunspindle]

Books with “F” Authors I Own and and Need to Read Part 1

#Authors #Booklr #TBR Shelf Shaming #Jennifer Fallon #David Farland #Walter Farley #Nancy Farmer #Lyndsay Faye #Raymond E. Feist #Margaret Ferguson #Jasper Fforde #M. I. Finely #Catherine Fisher

[oliviaspersonallibrary]

I need all of you to know, this is what I've always pictured Tam Lin and Daft Donald to look like... Why? I don't know, they're just what I think of when I read House of the Scorpion and The Lord of Opium 😅

#booknerd #books #books and reading #reading #house of the scorpion #lord of Opium #nancy farmer #tam lin #daft donald

[reviewingweirdbooks]

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Honestly a great read, read it once when I was in middle school and remembered being enthralled with it, now nearly 10 years later it is just as good.

#bookstagram #booklover #book review #bookaddict #Nancy farmer #sea of trolls

[dartumbles]

Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

Review: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

The House Of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have mixed feelings about this book. Much of it gives me the creeps. I love the Walking Dead and think cloning will never bring exact replicas due to the environment and circumstances of the original versus that of the clone. But the treatment of people in this dystopia seems horrible and never improves. Nancy Farmer’s writing…

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#adventure #audio-libby #clones #dystopia #Fiction #horror #kay-recommends #Nancy Farmer #ralph-recommends #Robert Ramirez #sci-fi

[swantonlibraryteens]

Check out our virtual do-it-at-home book clubs for all ages. The best part? Everyone who participates gets to keep the book!

There are four age categories: grades K-3, grades 3-5, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12. Every book comes with links to explore, a blank review form, a few questions you can think about, and some activities that tie into the book. We will have a post up for each book on https://www.splyouth.org for anyone who wants to discuss the book or comment on the questions or activities. Supplies are limited, so grab yours today!

Grades 5-8: Treasure Hunters by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

“The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks and traveling the world, helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean. But after their parents disappear on the job, the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives. They’ll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates and dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure hunting rival, all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their parents,” (TH, 2013).

Grades 9-12: A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer

“When cholera decimates a village in Mozambique, a muvuki (traditional healer) identifies the cause of the illness as the work of an ngozi (avenging spirit) who had been slain by the orphan Nhamo’s father. The muvuki decrees that Nhamo must marry the ngozi’s surviving brother – a diseased and brutal man. Urged by her grandmother, Nhamo runs away, in hopes of finding her father’s family in Zimbabwe. The two- or three-day boat trip, however, turns into a months-long odyssey through wilderness, where Nhamo must call upon all the skills she has ever learned in order to stay alive,” (AGND, 1996).

Available starting tomorrow, July 1!

#book club #virtual book club #swanton public library #treasure hunters #james patterson #chris grabenstein #a girl named disaster #nancy farmer

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

Over one year on from Dobbs, please remember the victims of abortion bans in America. These are just the ones that made it to the news:

Marlena Stell

Amanda Zurawski

Mylissa Farmer

The 10-year-old from Ohio

The 16-year-old from Florida

The 15-year-old from Florida

Nancy Davis

Elizabeth Weller

Anya Cook

Kelly Shannon

Jessica Bernardo

Kierstan Hogan

Taylor Edwards

Kylie Beaton

Gabriella Gonzalez

Samantha Casiano

Lauren Van Vleet

Austin Dennard

Lauren Miller

Jaci Statton

Kristina Cruickshank

Tara George

Kailee DeSpain

Deborah Dorbert

Mayron Hollis

Kristen Anya

Heather Maberry

Melissa Novak

Kayla Smith

Lauren Christensen

Beth Long

Anabely Lopes

Christina Zielke

Kaitlyn Joshua

Lauren Hall

Carmen Broesder

Jill Hartle

Brittany Vidrine

Jane Doe from Massachusetts, who had an ectopic pregnancy rupture because a pregnancy crisis center told her it was viable

The Jane Doe had an ectopic pregnancy rupture after an anti-abortion pregnancy center told her she had a normal pregnancy

Emily Doe, whose fetus had lungs that wouldn’t develop and had no kidneys. The pregnancy had the potential to endanger her health…but it wasn’t endangering it yet. So she had to flee Missouri for an abortion.

Victoria Doe from Louisiana, who had to go to Oregon

Ashley Brandt

Anna Zargarian

Reverend and Doctor Love Holt

Michelle Mitchenor

Brooke High

Ashley from Mississippi, who was raped and forced to give birth to her rapist's baby. She's 13.

Nicole Blackmon

Allie Phillips

Jennifer Adkins

When we do win back our right to bodily autonomy, forced birthers will forget these people. Some have absolutely no idea who these people are. But when you tell them you hope what they force on others gets forced on them, they gasp and say you're evil. Because they recognize that what they force on others is wrong, and they think they deserve better than their victims.

If you think the "abortion debate" is merely a difference of opinion, you haven't been paying attention.

#abortion #Marlena Stell #Amanda Zurawski #Mylissa Farmer #The 10-year-old from Ohio #The 16-year-old from Florida #The 15-year-old from Florida #Nancy Davis #Elizabeth Weller #Anya Cook #Kelly Shannon #Jessica Bernardo #Kierstan Hogan #Taylor Edwards #Kylie Beaton #Samantha Casiano #Lauren Van Vleet #Austin Dennard #Lauren Miller #Jaci Statton #Kristina Cruickshank #Tara George #Kailee DeSpain #Deborah Dorbert #Mayron Hollis #Gabriella Gonzalez #Kristen Anya #Heather Maberry #Melissa Novak #Kayla Smith