House of the Scorpion

Author: Nancy Farmer Publication date: 2025 Book classification: Fiction and Novel Publisher: Wasp Publications Number of pages: 390 Format: Paperback Synopsis: The Spider House novel winner of the Newbery Honor Award, as the best science fiction novel, exciting and breath-taking. "Matt" belongs to a prominent family that controls drug farms located between the United States and Mexico formerly, but he is different; he is cloned in a dangerous world, things collapse when Matt discovers the true reason behind his cloning, and he executes a terrifying escape to a promising world, even if it is frightening and unsafe. With all the elements of modern classic work, "The Spider House" novel is shocking and exciting at the same time, especially because it points to a very possible future. Matt is a brave and beloved character, but his violent outbursts, which resemble rages of the Pattern, who took his genes from them, leave a sweet and bitter taste amidst his good intentions. A novel that embodies true genius in science fiction.