And what about a The House of the Scorpion movie? Nancy Farmer’s book The House of the Scorpion HAS been optioned (which means someone buys the rights to shop it around to film companies) but so far has not been picked up by a film company.
Is there a sequel to The House of the Scorpion?
The Lord Of Opium is a 2013 science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer and is the sequel to the 2002 novel The House of the Scorpion. The book was first published on September 3, 2013 by Atheneum Books and follows the ongoing adventures of Matteo “Matt” Alacran.
Where does House of the Scorpion take place?
The House of the Scorpion (2002) is a science fiction young adult novel by Nancy Farmer. It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium, a country which separates Aztlán (formerly Mexico) and the United States.
What happens in The House of the Scorpion?
The House of the Scorpion is a dark, twisted, but ultimately hopeful story about a young clone named Matt who grows up in a dystopian world under the control of a drug lord. As it turns out, this guy, called El Patrón, cloned our protagonist so that he might harvest Matt’s organs to keep himself alive later in life.
What type of person is Matteo Alacran?
Out of all the people who thought he was no better than a dog, someone believed he could be something more: “And I will be, Matt promised” (14.16-7). By the novel’s end, we’re sure that Matt has grown into a kind and decent man. We can tell that Matt is a strong person who will make a good leader of Opium.
How old is Matt in The House of the Scorpion?
Though Matt has been spared the fate of most clones, who have their intelligence destroyed at birth, the evil inhabitants of El Patrón’s empire consider him a “beast” and an “eejit.” When El Patrón dies at the age of 146, 14-year-old Matt escapes Opium with the help of Celia and Tam Lin, his devoted bodyguard who wants
What did Matt steal from Felicia?
Matt found bottles of laudanum in Felicia’s closet.
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