The lord of Opium / Nancy Farmer.
Material type:
TextSeries: [House of the scorpion] ; [2]Publication details: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2013.Edition: 1st edDescription: 411 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 1442482540 (hardcover)
- 1442482567 (ebook)
- 9781442482548 (hardcover)
- 9781442482562 (ebook)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | Farmer Nancy | Available | 33111005198011 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the riveting sequel to the acclaimed bestseller The House of the Scorpion , 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!
Matt Alacrán is a fourteen-year-old drug lord.
Until 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.
Matt 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.
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jkt. flap.
"A Richard Jackson Book."
Sequel to: House of the scorpion.
In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patrón, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.
Ages 12 up.