Amanda B. reviewed on 8/31/2006 + 2 more book reviews

Matteo Alacran was not born; he was harvested. His DNA came from El Patron, lord of country called Opium-a strip of poppy fields lying between the United States and what was once called Mexico. Matt's first cell split and divided inside a petri dish. Then he was placed in the womb of a cow, where he continued the miraculous journey from embryo to fetus to baby. He is a boy now, but most consider him a monster-except El Patron. El Patron loves Matt as he loves himself, because Matt is himself......

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