An energetic adventure novel for young people, full of unexpected twists and humor, with a plot so intense that Indiana Jones himself would not have been averse to it. Its action takes place on different continents and in different times. First among 17th-century pirates, to move in the second part to modern New York, where a criminal mystery awaits solution.
The protagonists are three teenage children whose "names" form the title of this book. A not insignificant role is played by animals that speak with a human voice: a parrot and a cat that acts as a mentor. Our three heroes repeatedly show admirable cleverness, courage and ingenuity, as well as.... a rather foul tongue.
Unlike some of Broszkiewicz's earlier books for young people, there is not a hint of didactic stench or promotion of "only right" content in this novel. One could even say that it offers a rather anarchic atmosphere straight out of Sempe and Goscinny's "Mikolajek" or Jack Palka's "Basil".
"Noodle, Kefir and Tutejszy" is an intelligent text with class, at a high literary level, which will also appeal to adults.
Published by Czytelnik, Warsaw 1973
Format: 200 x 180 mm, 322s.
Hardcover, corner rubbing, light spine soiling.
