{"product_id":"the-lord-of-opium-9781442482548","title":"The Lord of Opium","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the riveting sequel to the acclaimed bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHouse of the Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, Matt reels from the change in status quo and struggles to do the right thing; find out his story's end in this new edition with a reimagined cover!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt Alacrán is a fourteen-year-old drug lord. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil recently, Matt was just a clone grown from a strip of El Patrón's skin. Now he is lord of the land of Opium, on the one-time US-Mexico border, and rules over an army of microchipped, zombielike workers who are programmed to produce the drugs that are Opium's main export. El Patrón kept the air and water in Opium clean, but the rest of the world is a polluted wasteland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt is sure that, in his new position, he can find a way to break the cycle of violence and destruction--but it will only be possible if he chooses the right people to trust.\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 for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466128724242,"sku":"9781442482548","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bdbe3518-6eac-48ae-a85a-0d1f05a91f38.jpg?v=1730115696","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lord-of-opium-9781442482548","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}