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Scythe
Shusterman, Neal2018
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Two teenagers are chosen to be apprentice scythes, trained to kill people in a world where no one can die naturally. In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do.Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe's apprentice and as Citra and Rowan come up against a terrifyingly corrupt Scythedom, it becomes clear that the winning apprentice's first task will be to glean the loser.In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? NOTE : Universal has optioned the film rights.
Main title:
Scythe / Neal Shusterman.
Author:
Shusterman, Neal, author
Work:
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
London : Walker Bks, 2018.
Collation:
444 p. : 198 x 129 mm. 306 gm.
Series:
Arc of a scythe ; 1
Notes:
Orig pub in US 2016.
Audience:
Teenage.Reading grade level: 14-16.Interest age level: 14-18.Interest grade level: KS4 KS5.
Biography/History:
Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author whose books include the New York Times bestselling Unwind series and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award. He also writes screenplays for film and television, for shows such as Goosebumps and Animorphs. He lives in Florida and has four children. Follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman.
ISBN:
9781406379242 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
YA813.6
LC class:
PZ7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
320654