[CALIBK12] Book Recommendation

[pamanddoug]

Hi Suzanne,

I would like to recommend House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer for 7th &
8th graders.  The book definitely  has a bullying/kids on the edge theme.  I
have listed the Follett Titlewave facts below:

Pam Carrie
Chapman Hills Elementary

Publisher's Hardcover
380 p. : geneal. table ; 24 cm.

Title: The house of the scorpion / Nancy Farmer.

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, p2002, c2002

ISBN-13: 978-0-689-85222-0
ISBN-10: 0-689-85222-3
    
LCCN: 2001056594

Dewey: -Fic- 

Classifications: 

Fiction

Interest Level: 5-8
Reading Level: 6.3

Cloning Fiction.
Science fiction.

Notes: "A Richard Jackson book." In a future where humans despise clones,
Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the 142-year-old
leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United
States.
Reading Counts

Reading Level: 6.1  (I believe it is an AR, book, too.)

Point Value: 23
Lexile

Lexile Number: 660
    
Reviews & Awards

Wilson's Senior High School 10/01/07
Wilson's Junior High School 11/01/05
Newbery Medal/Honor 01/27/03
School Library Journal 09/01/02
Book Links (A.L.A.) 11/01/03
Booklist starred 09/15/02
Library Media Connection starred 02/01/03
    

Books for the Teen Age (NYPL) 05/01/04
Full-Text Reviews
Booklist starred (September 15, 2002 (Vol. 99, No. 2))

Gr. 7-10. Young Matteo (Matt) Alacran is a clone of the original Matteo
Alacran, known as El Patron, the 142-year-old absolute ruler of Opium, a
country separating the U.S and Aztlan, once known as Mexico. In Opium,
mind-controlled slaves care for fields of poppies, and clones are
universally despised. Matt, on El Patron's orders, is the only clone whose
intelligence has not been blunted. While still quite young, Matt is taken
from the loving care of El Patron's cook and placed into the abusive hands
of a maid, who treats him like an animal. At 7, brought to El Patron's
attention, he begins an indulged life, getting an education and musical
training, though he is never allowed to forget that he is not considered
human. Matt doesn't learn until he is 14 that El Patron has had other
clones, who have provided hearts and other organs so El Patron can go on
living. This is a powerful, ultimately hopeful, story that builds on today's
sociopolitical, ethical, and scientific issues and prognosticates a
compelling picture of what the future could bring. All of these serious
issues are held together by a remarkable coming-of-age story, in which a
boy's self-image and right to life are at stake.
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