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The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer

Creator
Summary
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition
Extent
380 pages
Note
  • Sequel: The lord of Opium
  • "A Richard Jackson Book."
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2003
Contents
  • Youth: 0 to 6 : In the beginning ; The little house in the poppy fields ; Property of the Alacrán estate ; María ; Prison
  • Middle age: 7 to 11 : El patrón ; Teacher ; The eejit in the dry field ; The secret passage ; A cat with nine lives ; The giving and taking of gifts ; The thing on the bed ; The lotus pond ; Celia's story
  • Old age: 12 to 14 : A starved bird ; Brother wolf ; The eejit pens ; The dragon hoard ; Coming-of-age ; Esperanza ; Blood wedding ; Betrayal
  • Age 14: Death ; A final good-bye ; The farm patrol
  • La vida nueva : The lost boys ; A five-legged horse ; The plankton factory ; Washing a dusty mind ; When the whales lost their legs ; Ton-ton ; Found out ; The boneyard ; The shrimp harvester ; El día de los muertos ; The castle on the hill ; Homecoming ; The house of eternity
Isbn
9781439106556
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Instance
Label
The house of the scorpion
Title
The house of the scorpion
Statement of responsibility
Nancy Farmer
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
Member of
Awards note
  • Newbery Honor Book, 2003.
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2003.
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1941-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Farmer, Nancy
Dewey number
[Fic]
Illustrations
genealogical tables
Index
no index present
Intended audience
  • Young Adult
  • 660
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • UG
  • 6-8
LC call number
PZ7.F23814
LC item number
Ho 2002
Literary form
fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Reading level
  • 5.1.
  • 6.1.
  • 5.1
  • 6.1
Series statement
House of the Scorpion ; , The
Series volume
1
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Reading Counts!
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Reading Counts RC
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Cloning
  • Cloning
  • Cloning
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
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Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Sequel: The lord of Opium
  • "A Richard Jackson Book."
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2003
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Youth: 0 to 6 : In the beginning ; The little house in the poppy fields ; Property of the Alacrán estate ; María ; Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 : El patrón ; Teacher ; The eejit in the dry field ; The secret passage ; A cat with nine lives ; The giving and taking of gifts ; The thing on the bed ; The lotus pond ; Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 : A starved bird ; Brother wolf ; The eejit pens ; The dragon hoard ; Coming-of-age ; Esperanza ; Blood wedding ; Betrayal -- Age 14: Death ; A final good-bye ; The farm patrol -- La vida nueva : The lost boys ; A five-legged horse ; The plankton factory ; Washing a dusty mind ; When the whales lost their legs ; Ton-ton ; Found out ; The boneyard ; The shrimp harvester ; El día de los muertos ; The castle on the hill ; Homecoming ; The house of eternity
Control code
ocm48796533
Dimensions
24 cm
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition
Extent
380 pages
Isbn
9781439106556
Lccn
2001056594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
genealogical tables
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 806187
  • (OCoLC)48796533
Label
The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
Link
Publication
Note
  • Sequel: The lord of Opium
  • "A Richard Jackson Book."
  • Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2003
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Youth: 0 to 6 : In the beginning ; The little house in the poppy fields ; Property of the Alacrán estate ; María ; Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 : El patrón ; Teacher ; The eejit in the dry field ; The secret passage ; A cat with nine lives ; The giving and taking of gifts ; The thing on the bed ; The lotus pond ; Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 : A starved bird ; Brother wolf ; The eejit pens ; The dragon hoard ; Coming-of-age ; Esperanza ; Blood wedding ; Betrayal -- Age 14: Death ; A final good-bye ; The farm patrol -- La vida nueva : The lost boys ; A five-legged horse ; The plankton factory ; Washing a dusty mind ; When the whales lost their legs ; Ton-ton ; Found out ; The boneyard ; The shrimp harvester ; El día de los muertos ; The castle on the hill ; Homecoming ; The house of eternity
Control code
ocm48796533
Dimensions
24 cm
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
First edition
Extent
380 pages
Isbn
9781439106556
Lccn
2001056594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
genealogical tables
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 806187
  • (OCoLC)48796533

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