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First printing. This young adult novel, set in the not very distant future, was the unprecedented winner of 3 major awards: the 2002 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the 2003 Newbery Honor Award and the 2003 Prinz Honor Award. This is the story of Matt, a young boy who is the clone of El Patron, the 140 year old drug lord of a new empire carved out between the border of Mexico and called Opium. Dust jacket praise from Ursula K. Le Guin who said ' It is a pleasure to read science fiction that's full of warm, strong characters -people who are really fond of one another, children who are ignorant and vulnerable, powerful evildoers whom one can pity...' SIGNED on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.) .ISBN # 0-689-852223 

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