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The House of the Scorpion Hardcover - 2002
by Nancy Farmer
To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by sinister characters.
Summary
This modern classic takes on an iron-fisted drug lord, clones bred for their organs, and what it means to be human. Winner of the National Book Award as well as Newbery and Printz Honors.
Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country called OpiumâÈ'a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. MattâÈçs first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monsterâÈ'except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.
As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El PatrónâÈçs power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesnâÈçt even suspect.
Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country called OpiumâÈ'a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. MattâÈçs first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monsterâÈ'except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.
As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El PatrónâÈçs power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesnâÈçt even suspect.
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- Title The House of the Scorpion
- Author Nancy Farmer
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st/5th
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Atheneum Books, New York
- Date 2002-09-01
- ISBN 9780689852220 / 0689852223
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.81 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 660
- Library of Congress subjects Science fiction, Cloning
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001056594
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Excerpt
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âÈêA story rich in twists and tangles, heroes and heroines, villages and dupes, and often dazzlingly beautiful descriptive prose.âÈë
Citations
- ALA Best Books Young Adults, 03/15/2003, Page 1296
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2003, Page 1309
- Booklist, 09/15/2002, Page 232
- Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2003, Page 795
- Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 02, 11/01/2002, Page 1
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2002, Page 104
- Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2002, Page 753
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2003, Page 94
- Kirkus Review - Children, 07/01/2002, Page 954
- Kliatt, 09/01/2002, Page 8
- New York Times, 11/17/2002, Page 39
- Publishers Weekly, 07/08/2002, Page 0
- School Library Journal, 09/01/2002, Page 224
- USA Today, 11/21/2002, Page 1
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2002, Page 293
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