Saturday, October 15, 2011

House of the Scorpion by: Nancy Farmer

Readability: 3 It was an easy read because the language was on the level. It might be a little difficult at first because there is some Spanish peppered in there but over all, the book was a page turner.

Teachability: 4 I'm not sure how this book could be taught as a central text to a unit/lesson but it would be good as a supporting text for a utopian/dystopian literature unit/lesson. (9-12)

Did I like it?: Did I like it? Like isn't a strong enough word. I loved this book. There are so many good things about this book I can't even begin to list them here. The characters were great, the themes were really well supported and it was well written. It pulls at the emotions. I was sad, happy, angry, appalled, sentimental, and otherwise in all the right places of the book.

Summary: Matt is a clone. He has a reasonably normal happy childhood until he goes to the mansion. When his creator dies Matt is forced to run away.

Recommended for: Everyone! Boys, girls, women, men. This book has something that anyone could be interested in.

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