Nancy Farmer
Paperback | Pages: 380 pages Rating: 4.1 | 75506 Users | 6220 Reviews
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| Title | : | The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1) |
| Author | : | Nancy Farmer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 380 pages |
| Published | : | May 2004 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Fiction. Fantasy. Teen. Adventure |
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With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born."
"You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her."
To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.
Mention Books During The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1)
| Original Title: | The House of the Scorpion |
| ISBN: | 0689852231 (ISBN13: 9780689852237) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Matteo Alacran #1 |
| Characters: | El Patron, Tam Lin, Maria Mendoza, Chacho, Fidelito, Ton-Ton |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2003), National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2002), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2003), Buxtehuder Bulle (2003), Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2003) South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2006), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2005), Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2004), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2004), Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award for Senior (2005), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2003), Lincoln Award Nominee (2008), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2005), Oklahoma Sequoyah Award for YA (2005) |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 75506 Users | 6220 ReviewsCommentary Containing Books The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1)
I read this to preview for future class use, and I'm very enthusiastic about possibly using it as a whole-class read in the future. It's chockfull of great issues to be explored in class discussions and writing assignments. Best of all, it is a compelling story that will definitely engage even our more reluctant readers.In addition to that, I enjoyed it personally. Farmer creates a dystopian world that is believable due to the fact that it is based on so many of the issues we are dealing withThe House of the Scorpion is about Matteo Alacran, who is the clone of another Matteo Alacran. The original Matteo Alacran, also known as El Patron, was a power-hungry drug-dealer that created an evil empire filled with eejits, or people that have no will. Due to Matt being a clone, he is always treated differently usually for the worse. He is trapped in the Alacran estate, a large mansion filled with people that have a personal distaste for him. Although he does make a few friends, such as
This book has been on my goodreads shelf since pretty much the beginning of time... so why on earth have I been wasting my time with every other poorly-constructed dystopian world instead of reading this? I have absolutely no excuse: I own a copy, it's won practically every award going, and all my reviewer friends have been constantly singing its praises. Perhaps I am way more influenced by title and cover than I like to admit - though there's nothing actually wrong with either, I still feel
This is one of the almost perfect books written for young adults. It is an exciting story that will keep you turning the pages, but it also makes you think about the world we live in. It is a Newbery and Printz honor book and winner of the National Book Award.In the House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer tells the story of Matt, the clone of 142-year-old El Patron, dictator of Opium, a country between the United States and Aztlan. In Opium, clones have one purpose, to extend the lives of those
Recommended to me by my teenaged son, the book had a promising start and an interesting middle, but it all kind of fell apart towards the end and finished with a very unsatisfying ending. I liked the ideas presented about prejudice and predetermination vs. self-determination, and about the relative values of evil. The book is chock-full of evil-doers, some of whom are despicable, some of whom are loved, and one, the most interesting character of them all, Tam Lin, who is a compelling mixture of
That was amazing. Why hadnt I heard of this award winning book?The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer absolutely captivated me. I read it in about a day and could not put it down. Essentially its a middle school to young adult book but the beauty of it is that it can be read on so many levels that anyone from about age 12 and up can get something out of this book. The book touches upon many themes: religion, politics, ethics, cloning, slavery, the drug trade, corruption and probably a few
This book has been on my goodreads shelf since pretty much the beginning of time... so why on earth have I been wasting my time with every other poorly-constructed dystopian world instead of reading this? I have absolutely no excuse: I own a copy, it's won practically every award going, and all my reviewer friends have been constantly singing its praises. Perhaps I am way more influenced by title and cover than I like to admit - though there's nothing actually wrong with either, I still feel
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