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<p><b>As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this riveting sequel to the modern classic <i>House of the Scorpion</i>, winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.</b></p><p>Matt has always been nothing but a clone-grown from a strip of old El Patronâs skin. Now, at age fourteen, he finds himself suddenly thrust into the position of ruling over his own country. The Land of Opium is the largest territory of the Dope Confederacy, which ranges on the map like an intestine from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disaster-and hidden in Opium is the cure.</p><p>And that isnât all that awaits within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombielike workers harnessed to the old El Patronâs sinister system of drug growing-people stripped of the very qualities that once made them human.</p><p>Matt wants to use his newfound power to help, to stop the suffering, but he canât even find a way to smuggle his childhood love, Maria, across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a

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Author

Nancy Farmer

Publisher

Anthenum Books for Young Readers; Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781442482555

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.83 / 5 (4,276 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14