{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-scorpion","title":"The House of the Scorpion","description":"Series: National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature, Newbery Honor Book, Printz Honor Book\n\nMatteo Alacrán was not born; he was harvested.\nHis DNA came from El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium--a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster--except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.\n\nAs Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, including El Patrón's power-hungry family, and he is surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards. Escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom, because Matt is marked by his difference in ways he doesn't even suspect.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0689852231\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: HBSV.0689852231.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Farmer, Nancy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book  is in good condition and has some writing, underlining, and or highlighting inside. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Happy Book Stack ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52322820620589,"sku":"HBSV.0689852231.G","price":6.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/6799\/6205\/files\/0689852231-0.jpg?v=1787863002","url":"https:\/\/www.thehappybookstack.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-scorpion","provider":"The Happy Book Stack ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}