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Farmer, Nancy

The House of the Scorpion

382 pp. | Atheneum/Jackson | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85222-3 $$17.95
(2) YA In this thought-provoking science fiction novel, El Patrón, the 140-year-old patriarch of the Alacrán family rules a narrow strip of land between the U.S. and Aztlán, and Matt Alacrán, a clone despised by almost everyone, is the key to his future. Certain parts go on too long, and the ending seems too good to be true, but Farmer has shown great imagination in creating a unique, plausible, and disquieting view of the future.
Reviewer: Barbara Scotto | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2002

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