The House of the Scorpion
Human cloning
Cloning
award:Newbery_award
Newbery Honor
Young adult fiction
Science fiction
Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
New York Times reviewed
Large type books
Children's fiction
Juvenile fiction
Fiction
The story takes place in the country of Opium, a strip of land between Mexico (now called Aztlán), and the United States. Opium, which is essentially an opium-producing estate, is ruled by Matteo Alacrán, also known as El Patrón. El Patrón's work-force consists of illegal immigrants whom the Farm Pa…
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