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The House of the Scorpion

Nancy Farmer

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The House of the Scorpion won the National Book Award. 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.

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
ISBN-13
9781439106556
Topics
Cloning and identityFreedom and survivalPower and exploitation

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