The House of the Scorpion

ISBN-13:	9781665918589
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	06/07/2022
Series:	The House of the Scorpion
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	22,206
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

Discover this internationally bestselling, National Book Award–winning young adult classic about what it means to be human with an updated, reimagined cover!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.