The House of the Scorpion - Nancy Farmer

To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. As Matt struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by sinister characters. \nDiscover this internationally bestselling, National Book Award-winning young adult classic about what it means to be human with an updated, reimagined cover! \nMatt Alacrán wasn't born. He was harvested. \n \nHis DNA came from El Patrón, the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt--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, and realizes escape is his only chance to survive. But escape from the Alacrán Estate is no guarantee of freedom.\n