The Resource The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
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The item The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pike County Public Library.
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- Summary
- In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Simon Pulse ed.
- Extent
- 380 pages
- Note
- "A Richard Jackson book."
- Contents
-
- Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning
- The little house in the poppy fields
- Property of the Alacrán estate
- María
- Prison
- Middle age: 7 to 11
- El Patrón
- Teacher
- The eejit in the dry field
- The secret passage
- A cat with nine lives
- The giving and taking of gifts
- The thing on the bed
- The lotus pond
- Celia's story
- Old age: 12 to 14
- A starved bird
- Brother wolf
- The eejit pens
- The dragon hoard
- Coming-of-age
- Esperanza
- Blood wedding
- Betrayal
- Age 14: Death
- A final good-bye
- The farm patrol
- La vida nueva: Lost boys
- A five-legged horse
- The plankton factory
- Washing a dusty mind
- When the whales lost their legs
- Ton-Ton
- Found out
- The boneyard
- The shrimp harvester
- El Día de los Muertos
- The castle on the hill
- Homecoming
- The house of eternity
- Isbn
- 9780689852237
- Label
- The house of the scorpion
- Title
- The house of the scorpion
- Statement of responsibility
- Nancy Farmer
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
- Summary
- 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
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2003
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2002
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 2005.
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2002.
- Rhode Island Teen Book Award, 2004.
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 2005.
- South Carolina Book Award, Junior Books, 2006.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
- Young Hoosier Book Award, Middle Books, 2006.
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 2005.
- Awards note
-
- Winner of National Book Award
- Newbery Honor Book
- Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature Honor Book
- Young Hoosier Book Award, 2006.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 076748
- Cataloging source
- JBF
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Farmer, Nancy
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- Ages 11 up
- 660
- 660L
- Intended audience source
-
- Lexile
- Lexile
- LC call number
- PZ7.F23814
- LC item number
- Ho 2004
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 660
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 6
- 10
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- House of the Scorpion
- Series volume
- bk. 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Human cloning
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
- Note
- "A Richard Jackson book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning -- The little house in the poppy fields -- Property of the Alacrán estate -- María -- Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 -- El Patrón -- Teacher -- The eejit in the dry field -- The secret passage -- A cat with nine lives -- The giving and taking of gifts -- The thing on the bed -- The lotus pond -- Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 -- A starved bird -- Brother wolf -- The eejit pens -- The dragon hoard -- Coming-of-age -- Esperanza -- Blood wedding -- Betrayal -- Age 14: Death -- A final good-bye -- The farm patrol -- La vida nueva: Lost boys -- A five-legged horse -- The plankton factory -- Washing a dusty mind -- When the whales lost their legs -- Ton-Ton -- Found out -- The boneyard -- The shrimp harvester -- El Día de los Muertos -- The castle on the hill -- Homecoming -- The house of eternity
- Control code
- 18029135
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Simon Pulse ed.
- Extent
- 380 pages
- Isbn
- 9780689852237
- Lccn
- 2001056594
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55024965
- (OCoLC)55024965
- Label
- The house of the scorpion, Nancy Farmer
- Note
- "A Richard Jackson book."
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Youth: 0 to 6: In the beginning -- The little house in the poppy fields -- Property of the Alacrán estate -- María -- Prison -- Middle age: 7 to 11 -- El Patrón -- Teacher -- The eejit in the dry field -- The secret passage -- A cat with nine lives -- The giving and taking of gifts -- The thing on the bed -- The lotus pond -- Celia's story -- Old age: 12 to 14 -- A starved bird -- Brother wolf -- The eejit pens -- The dragon hoard -- Coming-of-age -- Esperanza -- Blood wedding -- Betrayal -- Age 14: Death -- A final good-bye -- The farm patrol -- La vida nueva: Lost boys -- A five-legged horse -- The plankton factory -- Washing a dusty mind -- When the whales lost their legs -- Ton-Ton -- Found out -- The boneyard -- The shrimp harvester -- El Día de los Muertos -- The castle on the hill -- Homecoming -- The house of eternity
- Control code
- 18029135
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Simon Pulse ed.
- Extent
- 380 pages
- Isbn
- 9780689852237
- Lccn
- 2001056594
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55024965
- (OCoLC)55024965
Subject
- trueBoys
- trueClones and cloning
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueCourage
- trueCourage in boys
- trueDrug dealers
- trueDystopian fiction
- trueDystopias
- trueGood and evil
- trueNear future
- Human cloning -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Science fiction
- trueScience fiction
Genre
- trueComing-of-age stories
- trueDystopian fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Young adult fiction
Member of
Included in
- trueNational Book Awards: Young People's Literature
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 2003
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2002
- trueClassic Science Fiction : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueGrand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona): Teen Book
- trueRhode Island Teen Book Award
- trueSequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma): Young Adult Books
- trueSouth Carolina Book Awards: Junior Books
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2003
- trueYoung Hoosier Book Award: Middle Books
- trueYoung Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest): Senior
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
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- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2003
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2002
- Award
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 2005.
- Award
- National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 2002.
- Award
- Rhode Island Teen Book Award, 2004.
- Award
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 2005.
- Award
- South Carolina Book Award, Junior Books, 2006.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2003
- Award
- Young Hoosier Book Award, Middle Books, 2006.
- Award
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 2005.
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