THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION by Nancy Farmer

~ 400 pages ~
Being a clone of the powerful El Patron gives Matt safety that other clones, despised by his world, do not enjoy. Most clones are grown for horrible reasons and their intelligence is removed with a drug at birth. But he has been spared; he is highly intelligent and loves music. Review from TeenReads

THE BEASTIES by William Sleator

~ 198 pages ~
Fans will get more than goosebumps from this terrifying tour de force by William Sleator. The nightmare begins when Doug's family moves to the desolate northern woods. Soon he and his little sister, Colette, become caught up in a war between the area's loggers and a dying race of woodland creatures who depend on human body parts for their survival.
Review From: FantasticFiction