Matt is a clone of El Patron, who is mistreated and forced to work in a difficult factory. There he befriends other children and they plan an escape. During their attempted escape, Matt and a friend fall into a hole but are rescued by others. Matt returns to the Farm and takes El Patron's place as the powerful leader.

1. The House of the Scorpion
By Nancy Farmer
Author a children's book.

2. This is Matt, who is the
main character in this
book.

3. Matt is a copy of El
Patron, which means
that Matt is a clone.
He is mistreated by
people.

4. As El Patron dies, he couldn’t live in the Farm anymore.
So, he escapes…

5. He was wandering around.

6. Then, a man stops Matt, and asks
questions.
Later, Matt got to work in a factory
because the man made him to do.

7. The factory work was
hard.
People didn’t gave a
lot of food.
They were all
starving to death.
Children there wasn’t
treated well…

8. He got a lot of friend in the factory because children
there liked the way how Matt’s thinking in his own point
of view. Also, Matt knew everything, and he was kind to
younger kids,

9. Matt and his friends were planning for the escape.
Then, luckily, there was a chance which was to visit other factory.
Matt and another workmate, who had the strongest signed up for the visit.

10. Matt and his friend found
a way to escape. But
there was no guarantee
that they will escape
safely.
Matt’s work
place

11. While moving, they
fell in a hole where
there were whale’s
ribs, which had
sharp bones. They
had to wait until
other friend to came
help them.
Matt’s work
place

12. Finally some friend
in the factory came
to rescue Matt.

13. Matt went back to
the Farm, thanks
to these friends.

14. There was a party because Matt came back.

15. Now Matt becomes the powerful man, El Patron.