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The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran, #1)

Nancy Farmer

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Oct 18, 2013 Rich in Color is now on StoryGraph rated it it was amazing

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The House of the Scorpion is one of those books from my childhood that I remember oh-so-fondly — it was terrifying and fascinating, and a great introduction to both the dystopian and science fiction genre. It had everything: Clones! Adventure! Political conflict! The worldbuilding was complex yet incredibly easy to fall into. The House of the Scorpion was my first Nancy Farmer book and it led me to read every other Nancy Farmer book I could get my hands on. Reading the book again as an adult did ...more

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