House of the Scorpion
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House of the Scorpion
Fiction/Non-Fiction
Keywords/Searchable Terms
- boys
- girls
- boys/girls
- cloning
- danger
- dystopian
- ethics
- experiments
- futuristic
- identity
- If You Liked A Wrinkle in Time
- If You Liked Among the Hidden
- If You Liked City of Ember
- If You Liked The Giver
- mature readers
- middle readers
- National Book Award
- Newbery Honor
- older readers
- risk
- science fiction
- values
- Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal
- Belonger/Connector
- Seeker/Leader
- Answerman
- Joan of Arc/Empath
- Wild Thing/Annie Oakley/Mirette
- Investigator/Analyst
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Fast forward into the future and into a world where a billionaire has found a way to stay alive to age 143. How does he do it? Why is Matt treated so differently from the others who live in the compound? Matt is a clone of El Patron the head of the family and the "leader" of the country Opium. Why has Matt's brain been left intact and when he learns the dark secret of his existence, can he escape? Among numerous other awards, this book was a 2003 Newbery Honors winner and recipient of the 2002 National Book Award. Ages 10 and up
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