The Lord of Opium

The Sea of Trolls

The Lord of Opium (The House of the Scorpion)

Tapiwa's Uncle: Do You Know Me

The Maze Runner: Maze Runner Trilogy

Prisoner of Night and Fog

UnSouled: Unwind Dystology

The Darkest Minds

The House of the Scorpion

With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.

At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born."

"You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her."

To most people around him, Matt is not a boy, but a beast. A room full of chicken litter with roaches for friends and old chicken bones for toys is considered good enough for him. But for El Patrón, lord of a country called Opium—a strip of poppy fields lying between the U.S. and what was once called Mexico—Matt is a guarantee of eternal life. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself for Matt is himself. They share identical DNA.

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The Lord of Opium

Nancy Farmer, 2013

The Sea of Trolls

Nancy Farmer, 2004

The Lord of Opium (The House of the Scorpion)

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Tapiwa's Uncle: Do You Know Me

Nancy Farmer, 1993

The Maze Runner: Maze Runner Trilogy

James Dashner, 2010

Prisoner of Night and Fog

Anne Blankman, 2014

UnSouled: Unwind Dystology

Neal Shusterman, 2013

The Darkest Minds

Alexandra Bracken, 2018