I’m currently reading The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer and I’d highly recommend it! Excellent writing and a plot that makes you want to keep reading all night! The summary can explain it a lot better than I can, so I’ll just link it here: The House of the Scorpion
I currently have a lot of books of my TBR booklist, but I’m pretty slow about reading books I haven’t read yet. This one has captured my attention and held it, so that already makes it a good book to me!
Is it House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer? Sounds a lot like it. https://www.amazon.com/House-Scorpion-Nancy-Farmer/dp/0689852231
It sounds somewhat similar to House of the Scorpion.
https://www.amazon.com/House-Scorpion-Nancy-Farmer/dp/0689852231