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Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

ISBN 1442482540 (ISBN13: 9781442482548)

SYNOPSIS:

The new book continues the story of Matt, the boy who was cloned from evil drug lord El Patrón in The House of the Scorpion. Now 14 years old, Matt rules his own country, the Land of Opium, the only thriving place in a world ravaged by ecological disaster. Though he knows that the cure for ending the suffering is hidden in Opium, Matt faces obstacles and enemies at every turn when he tries to use his power to help.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.