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A boy discovers he is a clone of a powerful drug lord
2002Steady paceDark
What it is about
Matt Alacrán is a boy who lives in a remote house in the future country of Opium, a land created between the United States and Mexico. He learns that he is a clone of the ruler, El Patrón. People treat him as less than human, and he must find his own way.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like serious dystopian fiction.
What you will get
It won the 2002 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
The House of the Scorpion Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Science Fiction · Clones · Dystopia · Identity
Length
380 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Matt Alacrán, El Patrón and the people of Opium.
Setting
A fictional country called Opium.
What makes it different
A young adult novel about identity and what makes someone human.
Feel
Dark, thoughtful and gripping.
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