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The House of the Scorpion

Beginning with The House of the Scorpion—which received a Newbery Honor, National Book Award, and Printz Honor—this acclaimed young adult duology explores what it means to be human through the trials of a teen boy at the US–Mexico border who’s the clone of a powerful drug lord.

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This modern classic takes on an iron-fisted drug lord, clones bred for their organs, and what it means to be human. Winner of the National Book Award as well as Newbery and Printz Honors.

Matteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country...

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