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The House of the Scorpion

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4 out of 5
Based on 350 Ratings and 350 Reviews

Book Description
MATTEO ALACR�N WAS NOT BORN; HE WAS HARVESTED.

His DNA came from El Patr�n, lord of a country called Opium -- a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, bu... More

Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingKindle Edition (22 editions)
Reading LevelAll Ages
# of Pages400
ISBN-10B003YXXXP4
Publication Date05/11/2010
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About Nancy Farmer (Author) : Farmer was born in Phoenix Arizona and lived in her fathers hotel in Yuma. When sh began working in her fathers hotel she began to develop ideas based on stories she received from the guests.In 1963, ... more
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4/8/2011 Kerry McCaskill tagged as: I'm reading

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