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The lord of Opium

In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patrón, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.

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Main Author: Farmer, Nancy, 1941-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2013.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Cloning > Young adult fiction.
Drug traffic > Young adult fiction.
Environmental degradation > Young adult fiction.
Science fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patrón, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.
Item Description:"A Richard Jackson book."
Sequel to: House of the scorpion.
Physical Description:411 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781442482548 (hardcover)
1442482540 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: The Ear, the Eye and the Arm ; A Girl Named Disaster ; and The House of the Scorpion , which also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include The Lord of Opium , The Sea of Trolls , The Land of the Silver Apples , The Islands of the Blessed , Do You Know Me , The Warm Place , and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.

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