Books written: Do You Know Me?
The Ear, The Eye and The Arm
Runnery Granary
A Girl Named Disaster
Casey Jones’s Fireman
The House of the Scorpion
The Sea of Trolls
Genre: Science
fiction
Other Occupation:
Chemistry teacher
Born in: Phoenix, Arizona.
Awards Won: Newbery
Award Honor Book;
Notable Book and a Best
Book for Young Readers;
National Book Award for
Young People’s Literature;
Honor Book
 The point of view in this novel is 3rd person
limited
 “The horse moved on. Matt had even more
questions now, but he was too unsure of
Tam Lin’s temper to ask him. Why hadn’t the
man gone home when he was sick? Why
hadn’t the other workers helped him? Why
was he being left out there like a piece of
trash?”
 Matt’s thoughts are explained to us but not
Tam Lin’s
CHARACTERS
Protagonist
Matt
Antagonist El Patron
Jorge
Dynamic Matt
Maria
Static
Hero
Rosa
El Patron Felicia Tam Lin Tom
Matt
Direct:
 “He was dismayed that the old man is leaving.”
 “Matt allowed her to go, but he was angry at the
same time.”
Indirect:
“He couldn’t bear being left alone for another
day.”
-Celia tells ElPatron she
put poison in
Matt’s body
-El Patron wants Matt’s
heart, so Matt must run
away
-The resolution is that after
El Patron dies, a few years
later Matt took over the
Kingdom Opium.
-Opium field
-Near Ajo Mountains
Theme of Story: Having faith and hope in
yourself and others will bring you great
things in your life.
-When Chacho wouldn’t answer Matt, he still had hope
-Matt thought El patron might change
-He knew that he would get to Maria