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Trade Ed. Simon & Schuster Audio 2008
CD ISBN 9780743572460 $39.99 Nine CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Nancy Farmer's all-too-believable dystopia is the setting for the story of Matteo Alacran, born a clone of the evil El Patron, ruler of Opium. As Matt grows, so does his understanding of his purpose (to provide renewal body parts for El Patron) and the things he needs to do to stay alive in a society based on the abuse of brain-damaged slaves who tend the opium fields. As the suspense builds, narrator Raúl Esparza has convincing command of several languages and many accents for the adults, and he perfectly captures the arrogant intonations of entitled teenagers who, like most of the story's characters, consider Matt to be lower than an animal. Even amid Matt's most horrifying predicaments Esparza delivers brief moments of ironic or childlike wit in this thought-provoking story. R.H.H. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2009]
Trade Ed. Simon & Schuster Audio 2008
CD ISBN 9780743572460 $39.99 Nine CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
Trade Ed. Simon & Schuster Audio 2008
CD ISBN 9780743572460 $39.99 Nine CDs
DD ISBN multiple sources
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