{"id":3286,"date":"2016-11-11T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2021-07-06T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:37:36","slug":"opium-teen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2016\/opium-teen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Opium — teen review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Jacob Chon, grade 9<\/p>\n

The Lord of Opium<\/em>\u00a0by Nancy Farmer<\/h2>\n

A land of Opium, dedicated to growing drugs, is established in a strip of land between Mexico and America. \u00a0\u00a0One hundred years after the establishment of the country Opium, a clone named Matt is born. \u00a0His life consists of living with the leader\u2019s cook, a woman named Celia, and a bodyguard named Tam Lin. \u00a0However, because he is a clone, many people harass him and he is stigmatized. One day, he is exploring the house when he happens upon a clone. \u00a0He then realizes his purpose as a clone: to be killed for organs. \u00a0Then, his turn comes, but he runs away before they manage to kill him. \u00a0Will Matt survive? Or will he be caught by those looking for him?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> This book was definitely one of the longer books I\u2019ve read. \u00a0The plot was well developed and I enjoyed the style of the book. It was natural and flowed, with transitions everywhere. \u00a0\u00a0Also the characters were very interesting to read. \u00a0However, later in the book the characters were more thrown out than developed. \u00a0They lacked the details for me to understand them. \u00a0Overall, this book is a 4\/5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Find this book in our catalog: The Lord of Opium<\/a><\/p>\n

Call number: YA SF Farmer, N<\/p>\n

411 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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