Will the clone Matteo Alacran escape or will his life be taken by a powerful drug lord? In the book the House Of The Scorpion wrote by Nancy Farmer is about a clone. The clone is ruled by a powerful drug lord who wants to use his body parts for his life. The greatest gift that you can give is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. Acceptance is something Matt Alacran struggles with and he needs a lot of it. Matt the clone is low on strength because no one will accept him being a clone, except for a couple of people. Matt finds out a “dirty secret” from Tam Lin his bodyguard says that there is no difference between a clone and a human. Celia his adoptive mother loves and accepts Matt because she believes that Matt should be treated