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The Resource The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer

The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer

Creator
Summary
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Note
"A Richard Jackson book"
Contents
  • Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning
  • The little house in the poppy fields
  • Property of the Alacrán estate
  • María
  • Prison
  • Middle age: 7 to 11
  • El Patrón
  • Teacher
  • The eejit in the dry field
  • The secret passage
  • A cat with nine lives
  • The giving and taking of gifts
  • The thing on the bed
  • The lotus pond
  • Celia's story
  • Old age: 12 to 14
  • A starved bird
  • Brother wolf
  • The eejit pens
  • The dragon hoard
  • Coming-of-age
  • Esperanza
  • Blood wedding
  • Betrayal
  • Age 14: Death
  • A final good-bye
  • The farm patrol
  • La vida nueva: Lost boys
  • A five-legged horse
  • The plankton factory
  • Washing a dusty mind
  • When the whales lost their legs
  • Ton-Ton
  • Found out
  • The boneyard
  • The shrimp harvester
  • El Día de los Muertos
  • The castle on the hill
  • Homecoming
  • The house of eternity
Isbn
9780689852220
Instance
Label
The house of the scorpion
Title
The house of the scorpion
Statement of responsibility
Nancy Farmer
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
Awards note
  • Winner of National Book Award
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor Book
Cataloging source
DLC
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Farmer, Nancy
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
LC call number
PZ7.F23814
LC item number
Mat 2002
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Human cloning
  • Cloning
  • Human cloning
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
"A Richard Jackson book"
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning -- The little house in the poppy fields -- Property of the Alacrán estate -- María -- Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 -- El Patrón -- Teacher -- The eejit in the dry field -- The secret passage -- A cat with nine lives -- The giving and taking of gifts -- The thing on the bed -- The lotus pond -- Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 -- A starved bird -- Brother wolf -- The eejit pens -- The dragon hoard -- Coming-of-age -- Esperanza -- Blood wedding -- Betrayal -- Age 14: Death -- A final good-bye -- The farm patrol -- La vida nueva: Lost boys -- A five-legged horse -- The plankton factory -- Washing a dusty mind -- When the whales lost their legs -- Ton-Ton -- Found out -- The boneyard -- The shrimp harvester -- El Día de los Muertos -- The castle on the hill -- Homecoming -- The house of eternity
Control code
ocm48796533
Isbn
9780689852220
Lccn
2001056594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
Publication
Copyright
Note
"A Richard Jackson book"
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning -- The little house in the poppy fields -- Property of the Alacrán estate -- María -- Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 -- El Patrón -- Teacher -- The eejit in the dry field -- The secret passage -- A cat with nine lives -- The giving and taking of gifts -- The thing on the bed -- The lotus pond -- Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 -- A starved bird -- Brother wolf -- The eejit pens -- The dragon hoard -- Coming-of-age -- Esperanza -- Blood wedding -- Betrayal -- Age 14: Death -- A final good-bye -- The farm patrol -- La vida nueva: Lost boys -- A five-legged horse -- The plankton factory -- Washing a dusty mind -- When the whales lost their legs -- Ton-Ton -- Found out -- The boneyard -- The shrimp harvester -- El Día de los Muertos -- The castle on the hill -- Homecoming -- The house of eternity
Control code
ocm48796533
Isbn
9780689852220
Lccn
2001056594
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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