Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Shusterman, Neal, author. Title: Scythe / Neal Shusterman. Edition: First Simon & Schuster BFYR paperback edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster BFYR, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2017. ©2016 Description: 433 pages ; 21 cm. Summary: "In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (gleaned) by professional reapers (scythes). Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythe's apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe's apprentice. And when it becomes clear that the winning apprentice's first task will be to glean the loser, Citra and Rowan are pitted against one another in a fight for their lives. Notes: Includes a reading group guide and a excerpt from "Thunderhead," Book 2 in the Arc of a Scythe trilogy Michael L. Printz Honor, 2017 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017 Some Davenport copies may be shelved in Book Club section. Target Audience Note: Ages 12 and up. Series: Arc of a Scythe ; book 1 Shusterman, Neal. Arc of a Scythe ; 1. Subjects: Death -- Juvenile fiction. Murder -- Juvenile fiction. Competition -- Juvenile fiction. Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction. Genre: Young adult fiction. Science fiction. Dystopian fiction. Novels. ISBN: 9781442472433 144247243X 9781536436198 1536436194 System Availability: 10 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1404293 Other Number: 972436695 # System items in: 8 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
