The House of the Scorpion (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689852220)

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

Matt Alacr疣 wasn't born. He was harvested.

His DNA came from El Patr, the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt--except for El Patr. El Patr 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 Alacr疣 Estate is no guarantee of freedom.

Author: Nancy Farmer
ISBN-10: 0689852223
ISBN-13: 9780689852220
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2002
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 61393 / House of the Scorpion

Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: National Book Awards - Winner
Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Winner
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Winner
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Winner
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2002 pg. 954
Publishers Weekly 07/01/2002 pg. 80
School Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 224
Kliatt 09/01/2002 pg. 8
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2002 pg. 293
Booklist 09/15/2002 pg. 232
Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 02 11/01/2002 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2002 pg. 753
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2002 pg. 104
New York Times 11/17/2002 pg. 39
USA Today 11/21/2002 pg. 1
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2003 pg. 795
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2003 pg. 1296
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2003 pg. 1309
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 94 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 94 - Superior,Well Above Average
Publishers Weekly 07/08/2002