A Simon Pulse Guide for Reading GroupsThe House of the ScorpionBy Nancy FarmerABOUT THE BOOKMatt is a clone of El Patrón, a powerful drug lord of the land of Opium, which is located between the United States and Mexico. For six years...

THE CHILDREN FROM THE SEA OF TROLLS BRAVE THEIR WORST NIGHTMARES -- UNDERGROUND. Jack is amazed to have caused an earthquake. He is thirteen, after all, and only a bard-in-training. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Lad...

In this much-anticipated conclusion to the Sea of Trolls trilogy, Notland is no place to seek one's true calling. Or is it?

Jack is an apprentice bard just beginning to learn the secrets of his mysterious master when he and his little sister are captured by Viking chief Olaf One-Brow and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless. Ivar is married to a half-tr...

As the teenage ruler of his own country, Matt must cope with clones and cartels in this riveting sequel to the modern classic House of the Scorpion, winner of the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and a Printz Honor.Matt has alway...