The House of the Scorpion
3 journalers for this copy...
This book was amazing!! I hope everyone else likes it too!
Sending to Moriquen for the Interntional January Sweepstakes!
Congrats and Enjoy!
Congrats and Enjoy!
Thanks sooo much for the book izzy! It looks like a great read, indeed! And special thanks for the bookplates. I just ran out so these will be a big help. Kisses from Belgium
This book was a big surprise to me. To be completely honest, I didn't expect much of it when I first started. But the book quickly grabbed hold of me and made me wonder. It reminded me of Brave New World many times (albeit a strongly simplified version) and I loved it. Even though it is a YA (Young Adults) book it doesn't shun the harder facts. I enjoyed it a lot, thanks for sharing it with me Izzy!
(Reserved for the winner of the March International Sweepstake.)
(Reserved for the winner of the March International Sweepstake.)
Released 11 yrs ago (4/19/2012 UTC) at Borgerhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium
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On its way to the winner of the March International Sweepstake. I tried to pick something I thought you might enjoy. I hope you'll like it!
Wow! I remember hearing about this book ages ago, but never read it. It does seem very chilling. I think I'm gonna love it! Really looking forward to reading this. Thank you. :-)
Series: National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature, Newbery Honor Book, Printz Honor Book
Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested.
His DNA came from El Patrón, 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, but most consider him a monster--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, including El Patrón's power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect.
Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested.
His DNA came from El Patrón, 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, but most consider him a monster--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, including El Patrón's power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect.