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The House of the Scorpion

By Nancy Farmer
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By Nancy Farmer
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A National Book Award winner
A Newbery Honor Book
A Printz Honor Book

A clone grapples with his sense of self against the backdrop of the dangerous world of drug trafficking in this acclaimed and internationally bestselling young adult 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 him...

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AwardsTeens & YATeen FictionClassics - Teen FictionScience Fiction - Teen FictionYoung Adult Classics->Teen fictionScience fiction->Dystopian->Teen fictionScience fiction->Genetic engineering->Teen fictionScience fiction->Earth->Teen fictionScience fiction->Future->Teen fiction2003 Michael L. Printz Honor Book2005 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Master List2005 Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award->Senior Division (Grades 10-12)2003-2004 Texas Tayshas Reading List2005 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award->Young Adult1992-2011 Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award->Grades 7-122003 Newbery Honor Book2000-2009->National Book Awards->Young People's Literature Winners2002 National Book Award Winners2004-05 Volunteer State Book Award Winners2002 National Book Awards->Young People's Literature FinalistsPublishers Weekly's Best Children's Fiction of 2002Teen Book AwardsMichael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult LiteraturePrevious Honor Books - Michael L. Printz AwardKids' Book AwardsIllinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book AwardPrevious Master Lists - Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book AwardPacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award2000s Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice AwardTexas Tayshas Reading ListTexas Tayshas Reading ListOklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards2000s - Oklahoma Sequoyah Book AwardsTennessee Volunteer State Book Awards1988-2011 Volunteer State Book AwardsNewbery MedalAll Newbery Honor BooksNational Book Award for Young People's LiteratureNational Book AwardsAll Young People's Literature Winners - National Book AwardsAll Winners by Year - National Book AwardsAll Winners - Volunteer State Book AwardsPrevious Young People's Literature Finalists - National Book AwardsBest Books of the YearBest Books of the Year 2002Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year 2002