The house of the scorpion
Book |
1st Simon Pulse ed. |
Simon Pulse,
New York :
2002.
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | J FIC FAR | Children - Fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patr on, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780689852237 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0689852231 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 380 p. ; 21 cm.print
- Edition: 1st Simon Pulse ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon Pulse, 2002.
- General Note: Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor Book.Newbery Honor Book.Winner of National Book Award."A Richard Jackson book.".
- Formatted Contents Note: Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning -- Little house in the poppy fields -- Property of the alacran estate -- Mar ia -- Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 -- El patr on -- Teacher -- Eejit in the dry field -- Secret passage -- Cat with nine lives -- Giving and taking of gifts -- Thing on the bed -- Lotus pond -- Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 -- Starved bird -- Brother wolf -- Eejit pens -- Dragon hoard -- Coming-of-age -- Esperanza -- Blood wedding -- Betrayal -- Age 14: Death -- Final good-bye -- Farm patrol -- La vida nueva: Lost boys -- Five-legged horse -- Plankton factory -- Washing a dusty mind -- When the whales lost their legs -- Ton-ton -- Found out -- Boneyard -- Shrimp harvester -- El dia de los muertos -- castle on the hill -- Homecoming -- House of eternity.
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Awards Note:
Winner of National Book Award.Newbery Honor Book.Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor Book.