{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-scorpion-9780689852220","title":"The House of the Scorpion","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover this internationally bestselling, National Book Award-winning young adult classic about what it means to be human with an updated, reimagined cover!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt Alacrán wasn't born. He was harvested. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis DNA came from El Patrón, the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt--except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003ehimself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and realizes escape is his only chance to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarmer, Nancy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: \u003ci\u003eThe Ear, the Eye and the Arm\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Girl Named Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe House of the Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, which also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of Opium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Silver Apples\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Islands of the Blessed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDo You Know Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Warm Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514308759826,"sku":"9780689852220","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a26eaf6b-2e1d-47e9-867f-1f9e5c0f7f0a.jpg?v=1730979009","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-scorpion-9780689852220","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}