Josh

__ The House of the Scorpion __ Review. __ The House of the Scorpion __ is a science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer. It’s about a young boy named Matt who is a clone of El Patron. El Patron is a wealthy drug farmer in a land in between The U.S. and Mexico. Matt is exactly like El Patron but Matt`s life is about to become acton packed. I think this was a great book. The book had a main focus on segregation on clones. It taught me that segregation is just plain unfair because the people being segregated didn't choose to be the way they are. Matt’s adventures here felt almost real. I couldn't take my eyes of the pages, especially in the scenes where Matt stumbles on something secret like a secret passage. It is based in the not to distant future in a country called Opium. This helps with the story because their are hover crafts and mindless machines called “Eejits”. It It doesn't really change the book though. I liked the way the story was written. The book kept me on my toes at every turn. Every time you got to a point where you thought Matt was finally safe he was attacked or captured or something else terrible. The author could not have picked a better cast of Characters. They all age and gain wisdom throughout the story. They are like cheese, when you age it it gets stronger. However I thin that all the Characters were like my friends but not me. I thought this was definitely a five star book. I suggest it for anyone 10+. I liked this book because Matt was just well stupid. I figured out what Matt`s purpose to El Patron before he did. It was fun to watch Matt just be completely clueless and the Novel was just fantastic.