by Nancy Farmer · Atheneum Books for Young Readers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780689852237
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«The House of the Scorpion» is Nancy Farmer's science fiction novel, from Atheneum Books for Young Readers in paperback (432 pages, in English).
Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested with the DNA of El Patrón, the lord of Opium, a country of poppy fields between the United States and Mexico. Almost everyone sees him as a monster, but El Patrón protects him because Matt is his own clone, reserved to ensure his life. Matt will have to understand who he is and escape a fate he did not choose.
The House of the Scorpion is the first novel in the Matteo Alacrán series. It won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Newbery and Printz awards.
Recommended for young and adult readers seeking science fiction dystopias with reflections on identity and cloning.
Nancy Farmer is an American writer of children's and young adult books and science fiction. She has written three Newbery Honor books and won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for The House of the Scorpion, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2002.
