The House of the Scorpion -- Nancy Farmer

<b>Discover this internationally bestselling, National Book Award-winning young adult classic about what it means to be human with an updated, reimagined cover!</b> <p/>Matt Alacrán wasn't born. He was harvested. <p/>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 <i>is </i>himself. <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Nancy Farmer<br><b>Publisher:</b> Atheneum Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 06/07/2022<br><b>Pages:</b> 432<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Size:</b> 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.08d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781665918589<br><b>Age Range:</b> 12-17