The House of the Scorpion
By Nancy Farmer
Newbery and Honor Books 2003
Interest Level: high school
Category: Futuristic Science Fiction
Type: Novel
Summary: Matt could not understand why he could not go outside to play. Later when he is discovered he is treated like a piece of property by the children and most of the adults, except a child named Maria. Matt eventually learns that he is a clone of El Patron, Matteo Alacran. Clones of El Patron are made to harvest organs, will the same fate fall on Matt or will he be the lucky one to gain his freedom?
ONLINE CONNECTIONS:
Nancy Keane does a book talk on this book:
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/farmer_house.htm
About the author:
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=818
BOOK CONNECTIONS:
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
Night Watch by Terry Pratcett
KEYWORDS: future, alone, identity, freedom
This is a fascinating book that makes you wonder what could happen if human cloning is allowed. What struggles would the cloned person go through? It is set in a future world with realistic possibilities of what one man with money, power and control is capable of doing.
By Nancy Farmer
Newbery and Honor Books 2003
Interest Level: high school
Category: Futuristic Science Fiction
Type: Novel
Summary: Matt could not understand why he could not go outside to play. Later when he is discovered he is treated like a piece of property by the children and most of the adults, except a child named Maria. Matt eventually learns that he is a clone of El Patron, Matteo Alacran. Clones of El Patron are made to harvest organs, will the same fate fall on Matt or will he be the lucky one to gain his freedom?
ONLINE CONNECTIONS:
Nancy Keane does a book talk on this book:
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/farmer_house.htm
About the author:
http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=818
BOOK CONNECTIONS:
The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
Night Watch by Terry Pratcett
KEYWORDS: future, alone, identity, freedom
This is a fascinating book that makes you wonder what could happen if human cloning is allowed. What struggles would the cloned person go through? It is set in a future world with realistic possibilities of what one man with money, power and control is capable of doing.
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You're off to a great start! Kirsten
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