The Lord of Opium (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442482548)

In the riveting sequel to the acclaimed bestseller The House of the Scorpion, Matt reels from the change in status quo and struggles to do the right thing; find out his story's end in this new edition with a reimagined cover!

Matt Alacr疣 is a fourteen-year-old drug lord.

Until recently, Matt was just a clone grown from a strip of El Patr's skin. Now he is lord of the land of Opium, on the one-time US-Mexico border, and rules over an army of microchipped, zombielike workers who are programmed to produce the drugs that are Opium's main export. El Patr kept the air and water in Opium clean, but the rest of the world is a polluted wasteland.

Matt is sure that, in his new position, he can find a way to break the cycle of violence and destruction--but it will only be possible if he chooses the right people to trust.

Author: Nancy Farmer
ISBN-10: 1442482540
ISBN-13: 9781442482548
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2013
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.29w x 1.45d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.2
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 160443 / Lord of Opium

Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Bea Big Book Guide 05/15/2013 pg. 65
Booklist 06/01/2013 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2013
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2013 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2013 pg. 52
School Library Journal 09/01/2013 pg. 156
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2013 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2014 pg. 265
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average