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__The House of The Scorpion Review__ By, Nancy Farmer

This is a fictional book about Matteo Alacran, the clone of a famous drug lord named El Patron. Matt lives on El Patron's farm, and the book tells how he survives being a clone. The story takes place in a country called Opium which, essentially, is a strip of land lying between the United States of America and what was once called Mexico. Matt believes he lives in a land of perfect people and has a perfect life, but he soon finds out he is wrong!

While reading this story, my mind wandered a lot because the story is so fascinating. It takes place sometime in the future--I don't know exactly when--because they have hovercars, and El Patron is one-hundred and forty-six years old. The story's setting is interesting because the author makes the reader think there is nothing that happened in the book that could actually happen in the present. I think the author accomplishes what she wanted to because the book got so many awards. The characters were also a big part of the story because they kept changing throughout the story. For example, sometimes a character would be evil and then he would turn good. My favorite parts of the book are the ende of each chapter because there is usually be a cliffhanger or a quote which makes me wonder what is going to happen in the the next chapter.

Although the book is sort of long, I really enjoyed reading it and recommend it to anyone who likes a good long read and suspense. In certain parts of the story, my imagination really flowed, like on the first page when Matt is created. I think one reason why the book is so good is that the author, Nancy Farmer, is from the Arizona- Mexico border and now lives in California. That probably helped her because she knew what everything looked like and what the people were like.

Star Rating- 5 stars .



__ Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thi __ __ ef Review __

By, Rick Riordan

This is one of the most realistic books I have read about mythology and lore. The book is about Percy Jackson, who is the son of the Greek god, Poseidon, and a lady named Sally Jackson. It shows how Percy turns from a troubled twelve-year-old into a confident young demigod. It also tells about Percy’s adventures at the Half Blood Camp called Camp Half Blood. Percy and his friends adventure into the Underworld and meet Percy’s uncle, Hades. Everyone thinks Percy stole Zeus’s Master Bolt, but it turns out that Ares, God of War, put Zeus’s Master Bolt and Hades Shadow Helm in Percy’s backpack. Percy then returns it to Zeus and Hades.

I enjoyed learning about different creatures and different gods and how there is a camp for demigods who are half god and half mortal. They have fun and engage in many unusual activities, like climbing on a rock wall that shoots lava at you, sword fighting and much more.

I give this book five stars. I enjoy how Riordan has sculpted a good book, and it turned out to be a New York Times bestseller. It is also a good book because of the amount of detail the author put in and it makes you feel like you are with Percy and his friends while they solve the mystery of who stole Zeus’s Master Bolt. I enjoyed it so much I wish it was longer then it is.