New Releases by Nancy Farmer

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible hardcover boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric hardcover boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

Discover the National Book Award, Newbery Honor, and Printz Honor–winning modern classic and its riveting sequel—together in a collectible paperback boxed set for the first time! Matt Alacrán was not born. He was harvested. His DNA came from El Patrón, who is the drug-lord ruler of the country of Opium. Most people hate and fear clones like Matt—except for El Patrón. El Patrón loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself. As Matt grows up and struggles to understand his existence, he is threatened by a sinister cast of characters, and has to make bigger decisions than he ever imagined. Through Matt’s page-turning adventures, Nancy Farmer tackles some of life’s most enduring questions—what it means to be human, what we owe to each other, and how to find hope in even the darkest situations. This electric paperback boxed set includes: The House of the Scorpion The Lord of Opium

A resource for parents and teachers, the I See series is designed to help develop vision in babies and in children with cortical visual impairment (CVI). Vision development is a process of making neural pathways between the eyes and brain. While building those connections, babies love high contrast images as they begin to sort out colors and shapes. The dark backgrounds and bright colors also help children with CVI as they learn to decipher 2D pictures. I See a Shark! uses a humorous guessing game to identify ocean animals.

A resource for parents and educators, this book of faces and figures is intentionally designed with colorful, high-contrast images to help babies and children with cortical visual impairment (CVI) develop visual attention. With input from CVI endorsed specialists, each image is created to draw visual focus for anyone developing their visual skills. The tools used for helping kids with CVI are also helpful for babies, building neural connections between the eyes and brain. For babies and children with CVI, recognizing representations of faces and gestures is fun and important for development.

Als Matt in den Spiegel blickt, sieht er nicht nur sich. Als Matt Freunde sucht, findet er Verrat. Als Matt die Wahrheit erfährt, ist er auf der Flucht. Matt ist kein gewöhnlicher Junge. Sein Schicksal ist das Skorpionenhaus. Matt ist in der Zukunft geboren, hinein in eine Welt, die ihn verabscheut. Denn Matt ist ein Klon. In einer Gesellschaft, die keine Skrupel kennt, gerät er in ein gefährliches Netz aus Intrigen und Täuschungen. " Ein utopischer Roman, der von wahren und starken Charakteren lebt – Menschen, die sich wirklich um andere sorgen, Kinder, die unsicher und verletzlich sind, mächtige Diktatoren, die man bedauern muss, charakterstarke und sympathische Menschen, die schreckliche Fehler machen." Ursula K. Le Guin Die Amerikanische Originalausgabe von " Das Skorpionenhaus " wurde im Oktober 2002 mit dem " National Book Award", dem wichtigsten amerikanischen Literaturpreis, ausgezeichnet. Im Oktober 2004 wurde "Das Skorpionenhaus" mit dem " Buxtehuder Bullen" als bestes Jugendbuch des Jahres 2003 ausgezeichnet. Weitere Preise: - Michael L. Printz Award - Newbery Honor Award - ALA (American Library Association) Notable Books for 2003

Jack ist Lehrling des alten Barden Drachenzunge. Von ihm hat er gelernt, über die Magie der Erde zu gebieten. Aber ist er auch fähig, den Kampf gegen einen Meeresgeist aufzunehmen, der Jacks Dorf bedroht und auf ewige Rache sinnt? Um ein Unglück abzuwenden, macht Jack sich zusammen mit dem Barden und der Schildmaid Thorgil auf den gefahrvollen Weg nach Notland, in das Reich des gefürchteten Seevolks der Nordmänner. Sie reisen auf einem Wikingerschiff, bekämpfen unterwegs einen Hogboon, treffen Hobgoblins und Meermädchen und sogar Odin, den alten Kriegsgott. Gemeinsam trotzen die Freunde tödlichen Gefahren, und doch scheint es am Ende so, als würde das untote Monster einen von ihnen als Preis fordern. Jetzt muss sich zeigen, ob Jack schon soweit ist, das Erbe des Barden anzutreten. High Fantasy der Extraklasse! In dieser Trilogie erschafft Nancy Farmer meisterhaft aus nordischen Sagen und Erzählungen ein Fantasy-Epos in der Tradition von J. R. R. Tolkiens Der Herr der Ringe . " Nebelrache" ist der dritte Band einer Trilogie. Die Vorgängerbände sind " Drachenmeer" und " Elfenfluch".

À quatorze ans, Matt est un Seigneur de la drogue. Après la mort d’El Patrón dont il était le clone, l’adolescent a hérité d’Opium, un pays créé de toutes pièces entre les États-Unis et le Mexique pour y développer la culture du pavot et fournir en drogue les trafiquants du monde entier. Aujourd’hui, tous s’attendent à le voir suivre les traces de l’ancien Seigneur d’Opium, dont il partage l’identité, l’ADN et peut-être davantage... Pourtant Matt a d’autres ambitions. Il compte en finir avec la culture de la drogue et libérer les eejits, ces clandestins transformés en esclaves-zombies programmés pour travailler sans relâche dans les champs de pavot. Mais avant d’y parvenir, il doit apprendre à se faire respecter et tenir à distance les autres Seigneurs de la drogue prêts à fondre sur son territoire, comme le terrifiant Glass Eye Dabengwa. Quitte à suivre les conseils que lui murmure à l’oreille une voix familière, celle d’El Patrón, comme revenu d’entre les morts...

Romanzo vincitore del National Book Award e dei Newbery e Printz Honor. Campi di papaveri a perdita d’occhio sui crinali delle colline, e schiere di uomini in uniforme a raccoglierne il prezioso nettare. È questo l’impero di El Patrón, potente signore della droga a capo di Opium, una striscia di terra che si estende tra gli Stati Uniti e le regioni che un tempo venivano chiamate Messico. Sono gli eejit a lavorare nei campi, uomini nel cui cervello sono stati installati dei chip che li costringono a una passiva docilità. Ma esistono anche schiavi ben più sottomessi, esseri umani clonati al solo scopo di fungere da serbatoi di organi. Grazie a questa pratica, El Patrón è riuscito ad allungare la sua vita fino ai centoquarant’anni. Matt è l’ultimo dei suoi cloni, cresciuto alla corte del signore di Opium, e ora che è un ragazzo tutti lo vedono come un mostro. Tutti tranne El Patrón, che in lui non scorge altro che sé stesso. Attorniato da una schiera di guardie del corpo e personaggi sinistri, a poco a poco Matt comincia a comprendere quale sia il destino che lo attende. L’unica possibilità di sopravvivenza è la fuga, una fuga che però può rivelarsi alquanto rischiosa. Uno come lui ha un marchio che lo differenzia, e non sospetta quanto questo la renda pericolosa e mortale… Una storia avvincente e rivelatrice, l’avventura straordinaria di un ragazzo alla ricerca della verità. Un romanzo anticipatore di successi come Hunger Games e Maze Runner.

Matt había sido un insignificante clon de El Patrón. Pero ahora, a sus catorce años, se encuentra repentinamente gobernando su propio país. La Tierra del Opio es el territorio más grande de la Confederación de la Droga, la cual se extiende en los mapas como un intestino que va desde las ruinas de San Diego hasta las de Matamoros. Pero mientras Opio prospera, el resto del mundo ha sido devastado por un desastre ecológico. Y escondida en Opio se encuentra la cura.

El Patròn a cent quarante ans et il est l''homme le plus puissant du monde. Il règne sans partage, depuis son luxueux palais décoré de son emblème, le scorpion, sur Opium, ce nouveau pays créé au xxie siècle, entre le Mexique et les États-Unis, entièrement dédié à la culture du pavot et à l''enrichissement des trafiquants de drogue. Quand il mourra, il emportera dans sa tombe ses richesses mais aussi ses serviteurs, sa maisonnée, comme les pharaons et les anciens rois chaldéens. Mais, pour l''heure, El Patròn n''a pas l''intention de mourir. Il veut vivre neuf vies, comme les chats et les démons. C''est à cela que servent les clones, des réservoirs d''organes jeunes et sains, des presque humains que l''on décérèbre à la naissance. El Patròn est si orgueilleux qu''il a exigé que Mattéo, son clone, fasse exception à la règle et grandisse avec son cerveau. Le problème, c''est que, quand on a un cerveau, on s''en sert.

En un futuro cercano, México deja de existir formalmente y Estados Unidos es solo la sombra de lo que fue. En la frontera que lo dividía, Mateo Alacrán, conocido en todo el mundo como "El Patrón", funda un reino privado dedicado a la producción de opio mediante la explotación de migrantes, poniendo la más alta tecnología al servicio de la barbarie. En el centro de este siniestro mundo está Matt, un niño despreciado por casi todos los habitantes del reino alacrán. Lo miran y tratan como si fuera un monstruo, pero el Patrón -quien tiene ya 140 años de edad- se muestra muy benévolo con el pequeño. Matt no entiende por qué por una parte recibe odio y por otra cariño, pero llegada la adolescencia descubrirá un terrible secreto que explica todo: el Patrón y él comparten el mismo ADN. Las consecuencias de este hallazgo representan un gran peligro para Matt, quien solo tiene una opción: escapar de las tenazas de los Alacrán, aunque el estigma que carga lo acompañará a donde vaya. Ganador del National Book Award Mención honorífica del premio Newberry Mención honorífica del premio Michael. L. Printz Parte del top 10 de ALA para jóvenes Selección IRA para jóvenes

Matt has always been nothing but a clone - an exact replica, grown from a strip of old El Patron''s skin. Now, age fourteen, Matt suddenly finds himself thrust into the position of ruling over his own country, Opium, on the one-time border between the US and Mexico, stretching from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disaster… and hidden somewhere in Opium is the cure. And that isn''t all that''s hidden within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombie-like workers harnessed to the old El Patron''s sinister system of drug growing... people stripped of the very qualities which once made them human. Matt wants to use his newfound power to help stop the suffering, but he can''t even find a way to smuggle his childhood love Maria across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a roadblock - both from the traitors that surround him and from a voice within himself. For who is Matt really but the clone of an evil, murderous dictator?

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 always been nothing but a clone--grown from a strip of old El Patron''s skin. Now, at age fourteen, he finds himself suddenly thrust into the position of ruling over his own country. The Land of Opium is the largest territory of the Dope Confederacy, which ranges on the map like an intestine from the ruins of San Diego to the ruins of Matamoros. But while Opium thrives, the rest of the world has been devastated by ecological disaster--and hidden in Opium is the cure. And that isn''t all that awaits within the depths of Opium. Matt is haunted by the ubiquitous army of eejits, zombielike workers harnessed to the old El Patron''s sinister system of drug growing--people stripped of the very qualities that once made them human. Matt wants to use his newfound power to help, to stop the suffering, but he can''t even find a way to smuggle his childhood love, Maria, across the border and into Opium. Instead, his every move hits a roadblock, some from the enemies that surround him...and some from a voice within himself. For who is Matt really, but the clone of an evil, murderous dictator?

Newberry Honour Award Winner & National Book Award Winner. Matt is six years old when he discovers that he is different from other children and other people. To most, Matt isn''t considered a boy at all, but a beast, dirty and disgusting. But to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself - for Matt is himself. They share the exact same DNA. As Matt struggles to understand his existence and what that existence truly means, he is threatened by a host of sinister and manipulating characters, from El Patron''s power-hungry family to the brain-deadened eejits and mindless slaves that toil Opium''s poppy fields. Surrounded by a dangerous army of bodyguards, escape is the only chance Matt has to survive. But even escape is no guarantee of freedom . . . because Matt is marked by his difference in ways that he doesn''t even suspect. Praise for The House of Scorpions: ''It''s a pleasure to read science fiction that''s full of warm, strong characters... that doesn''t rely on violence as the solution to complex problems of right and wrong. It''s a pleasure to read.'' Ursula K. LeGuin ''Fabulous'' Diana Wynne Jones Also by Nancy Farmer: The Sea of Trolls Land of the Silver Apples The Islands of the Blessed The Lord of Opium

Sometime in the near future, the U.S. government discovers that it doesn''t have enough money to cover Social Security and Medicare. Thus are born the new Senior Laws. These are aimed at making sure no one lives much past age sixty-five. The Diminished Culpability Act, for example, states that if you kill someone aged twenty-one, you go to prison for life. But if you kill a seventy-year-old you only get two years in the slammer and for an eighty-year-old you only have to do two weeks of community service.This has alarmed the spirit world, from where our ancestors watch over us. In particular, the old gods of Africa are outraged by the lack of respect given to the elderly. Being spirit, they can do nothing physical, but they can recruit the living. They select five seniors to correct the situation. These five must elude capture and figure out a way to take over the government. The subject is serious, but the story is hopeful, upbeat and wickedly funny. This is an adult book.

In the final adventure of Nancy Farmer''s acclaimed trilogy a malevolent spirit of a vengeful mermaid is wreaking havoc on Jack''s village and it''s up to him, the old Bard and Thorgril to confront and vanquish the restless draugr. But the task will not be easy and the three find themselves travelling once more with Thorgil''s northman brother and his crew into the most dangerous of waters. Their quest to right old wrongs leads them from a village plagued by a hogboon to the fin folk land of Notland and via every danger in-between. Can they escape the perils they face and return in time to help undead spirit to find peace?

Orchard Classics is a collectible hardcover line of Newbery award-winning titles from the Orchard backlist that have fresh, beautiful new designs and include author prefaces and discussion guides.A GIRL NAMED DISASTER is the humorous and heartwrenching story of young girl who discovers her own courage and strength when she makes the dangerous journey from Mozambique to Zimbabwe. Nhamo is a Shona girl living in a traditional village in Mozambique in 1981. When her family tries to force her into a marriage with a cruel man, she flees. What was supposed to have been a short boat trip across the border into Zimbabwe, where she hoped to find her father, turns into an adventure filled with challenges and danger that lasts a year.

“Like the druidic life force Jack taps, this hearty adventure, as personal as it is epic, will cradle readers in the ‘hollow of its hand’ (Booklist, starred review). Jack has caused an earthquake. He was trying to save his sister Lucy from being thrown down a well, but sometimes the magic doesn’t quite work out. Not only does Jack demolish a monastery, but Lucy is carried off by the Lady of the Lake, and Jack has to follow her through the Hollow Road, which lies underground. Aided by Pega, a slave, and the berserker Thorgil, Jack encounters hobgoblins, kelpies, yarthkins, and elves—not the enchanted sprites one would expect, but fallen angels who steal human children for pets. In the eighth century, the world is caught between belief in the Old Gods and Christianity, and what Jack and his companions do will decide the fate of both religions. From National Book Award winner Nancy Farmer, this second book in the Sea of Trolls trilogy brilliantly enlarges the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in The Islands of the Blessed.

First Firebirds. Then Firebirds Rising. Now there is Firebirds Soaring, the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer (The Sea of Trolls), Ellen Klages (The Green Glass Sea), Margo Lanagan (Black Juice), and Jane Yolen (The Devil?s Arithmetic), have brought new worlds and Old Magic to life in nineteen remarkable pieces of short fiction. Mike Dringenberg, co-creator of Sandman, contributes decorative vignettes. Firebirds Soaring?like Firebirds and Firebirds Rising?sets the standard for short fiction for teenagers and adult fans of the genre.

Valeureux héros de Prisonnier des Vikings, Jack l''apprenti barde se lance dans de nouvelles aventures ! Depuis qu''elle a mis cet étrange collier, sa petite soeur Lucy semble avoir perdu la tête... Serait-elle vraiment une princesse perdue, comme elle ne cesse de le prétendre ? Lorsque la mystérieuse Dame du Lac l''enlève, Jack part à sa recherche, accompagné de Pega, l''esclave au coeur d''or, et de Thorgil, la guerrière viking. Commence alors un périlleux voyage qui va les conduire au pays des elfes, où le temps est suspendu ; un monde d''illusions enchanteresses, peuplé de créatures aussi dangereuses que merveilleuses... Elfes, divinités antiques, êtres maléfiques peuplent avec bonheur l''univers de Nancy Farmer, conteuse captivante qui mêle habilement histoire, mythologie et fantastique.

Jack is an apprentice bard and 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-troll named Frith, an evil and unpredictable queen with a strange power over her husband''s court. Jack is sent on to the kingdom of the trolls, where he has to find the magical well and undo the charm he has cast on Frith. He is accompanied by Thorgill, a shield maiden, aged 12, who wants to be a berserker when she grows up. Together, they are set for a magical and exciting adventure.

After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.

Eleven-year-old Nhamo lives in a traditional village in Mozambique, where she doesn''t quite fit in. When her family tries to force her into marrying a cruel man, she runs away to Zimbabwe, hoping to find the father she''s never met. But what should have been a short boat trip across the border turns into a dangerous year-long adventure, and Nhamo must summon her innermost courage to ensure her survival.