The Lord of Opium (The House of the Scorpion)

The Lord of Opium (The House of the Scorpion)

As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this â‚¬Å“electric blend of horrors and beautyâ‚¬Â (Publishers Weekly), the riveting sequel to the modern classic House of the Scorpion, winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.

Matt has always been nothing but a cloneâ‚¬"grown from a strip of old El Patronâ‚¬s skin. Now, at age fourteen, he finds himself suddenly thrust into the position of ruling over his own country. The Land of Opium is the largest territory of the Dope Confederacy, which ranges on the map like an intestine from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disasterâ‚¬"and hidden in Opium is the cure.

And that isnâ‚¬t all that awaits within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombielike workers harnessed to the old El Patronâ‚¬s sinister system of drug growingâ‚¬"people stripped of the very qualities that once made them human.

Matt wants to use his newfound power to help, to stop the suffering, but he canâ‚¬t even find a way to smuggle his childhood love, Maria, across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a roadblock, some from the enemies that surround himâ‚¬Â¦and some from a voice within himself. For who is Matt really, but the clone of an evil, murderous dictator? Is his true destiny already predetermined by his genes?

Country	USA
Brand	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	YES12255034
Height	9
Length	6
Weight	0.9810570659
Width	1.1
ReleaseDate	2014-09-09
NumberOfItems	1

The Lord of Opium (The House of the Scorpion)

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