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Arc of a scythe

Author:
Shusterman, Neal
 
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1. Scythe

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Star rating for Scythe
Series Volume:
1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
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Star rating for Thunderhead
Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Description:
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
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Star rating for The toll
Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder"--
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Star rating for Gleanings
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.