Tatyana Roberts writes the following about The House of The Scorpion :
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is about Matteo Alacran who was not born but harvested. His DNA came from El Patron. Matt was placed into a womb of a cow where he journed from embryo to fetus to baby. Matt is a boy now but most call him a monster. To find out more read the book to find out.