The House Of The Scorpion: Special Edition

With this deluxe collectible paperback edition, rediscover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor?winning modern classic about what it means to be human. Matt Alacrán wasn?t born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt?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, and realizes escape is his only chance to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom.

Author: Nancy Farmer

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: Sep 06, 2022

Number of Pages: 432 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Young Adult Fiction

ISBN-10: 1665917857

ISBN-13: 9781665917858