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The House Of The Scorpion By Nancy Farmer
“The House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer is a confusing but good book that teaches a valuable lesson.
“The House of the Scorpion” takes place in a futuristic setting. A region in between Mexico and the U.S. Then the setting changes to what was once Mexico but now is called Aztlan.
Matt is the clone of a drug lord El Patron who is hated by everyone except for a handful of people. Matt is very confused and feels alone all throughout the book.
In the beginning of the book Matt discoveries that he is the clone of a powerful drug lord El Patron. All of the Alacrans hate him and he is very lonely except for his guardian Celia, bodyguard Tam Lin, and friend Maria. Maria leaves for school and Matt feels very lonely. That was when El Patron got
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