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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 |
Nancy Farmer
Paperback | Pages: 380 pages Rating: 4.1 | 75506 Users | 6220 Reviews
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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.Identify Books Concering 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 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1)
A very beautiful story and had just stunning visualization. At one point in the story, Matt the main character, on a mountain, and the word choice is breath taking. A great choice is when the author is talking about the animal noises in the night, and the author describes it as 'wild music'. She also gives you a great story of gaining power and being able to control it, while also not letting it get out of hand.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
The House of the Scorpion is really unlike any YA/middle grade book I've ever read. It's extremely philosophical and thought-provoking, covering topics of the soul, identity, and human rights in a very intriguing way.It takes place in some distant future where there is a land between the U.S. and Mexico that grows poppies for opium. The main character Matt is a clone of the leader of the nation named El Patron. El Patron seems kind and generous, giving his clone an education and privileges that
The house of the Scorpion is a book about a clone named Matteo Alacran. He was cloned from El Patron and harvested from a cow. His mother like figure is a woman named Celia. When Matteo, "Matt" lives with Celia he doesn't understand that he is different from everyone else. When he is brought from his little house in the poppy field to "The Big House," his life changes for the better and worse. He meets a girl he likes, named Maria, who also likes him, but he is treated like dirt from all of the
DUMBEST BOOK EVER!
One of the best young adult novels I've ever read.
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 with
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