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
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.20w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781665917858
ISBN10: 1665917857
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | General

About the Author
Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: The Ear, the Eye and the Arm; A Girl Named Disaster; and The House of the Scorpion, which also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include The Lord of Opium, The Sea of Trolls, The Land of the Silver Apples, The Islands of the Blessed, Do You Know Me, The Warm Place, and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.