Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1)
Adventure stories
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
<P>Two teens are forced to murder--maybe each other--in the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. <P>A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has… conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life--and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe--a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own. Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by <b>National Book Award-winning</b> author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price. <P><b>2017 Printz Award Winner</b <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>