Scythe [electronic resource]
Shusterman, Neal2018
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"A true successor to The Hunger Games" Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver and The Raven Boys. A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time In the not-too-distant future, humans have cured hunger, disease, war, crime – even death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end a life – and they are commanded to do so to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are both chosen to be apprentices to a scythe – something neither of them wants. Forced together, they must perfect the skill of taking a life, competing against each other for just one scythe position. But then it becomes clear that the winning apprentice's first task will be to kill the loser . . . The first book in the globally bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Susanne Collins, Pierce Brown and Marie Lu.
Main title:
Scythe [electronic resource] / Neal Shusterman
Author:
Shusterman, Neal, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Walker Books, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Arc of a Scythe
Audience:
Reading grade level: 4-5
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens and adults. These include the acclaimed Arc of a Scythe series (Scythe, Thunderhead and The Toll), Dry and Roxy, as well as the Unwind dystology and Challenger Deep, which won a National Book Award. He also writes screenplays for film and television. Neal lives in Florida and has four children, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. Visit Neal at StoryMan.com or follow him on Twitter: @NealShusterman
Awards:
Margaret A. Edwards Award (American Library Association)
ISBN:
9781406382129
Language:
English
BRN:
2358274
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