House of The Scorpion

I just finished reading The House of The Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. I thought it was a fantastic book.

Nancy addresses the issue on clones and I loved how she showed the feelings of the clone.

The story goes through the clones life from the age of 5-14. It has love, hate, anger, jealousy, and adventure in it.

Awesome book!!! It is definitely on my favorites list.

Here's the summary:
Born into a dystopian future, Matteo Alacran learns that he is the clone of El Patron, a powerful drug lord who rules the country of Opium. As a clone, Matt is considered an “animal” by El Patron’s greedy family, who throw him in a cell and leave a maid to abuse him. When El Patron realizes what his relatives have done, he rescues Matt and places him under the care of Celia, a surrogate mother, and Tam Lin, a Scottish bodyguard. Acknowledged now as the “protégé” of the evil El Patron, Matt grows up trapped in a society where enemies abound. Eventually, he flees the estate, only to be captured by “Keepers” who put him to work. Yet again, Matt must endure severe trials to escape and bring redemption to El Patron’s evil empire.

The novel explores the struggle between science and humanity, presenting a dystopian possibility for the future. Although The House of the Scorpion is somewhat long with a rather complicated plot, secondary-school students will enjoy reading Matt’s haunting story of survival. Be aware that there is some mild language and fairly graphic descriptions of abuse and violence.