Two teens must learn the âart of killingâ in this Printz Honorâwinning book, the first in the chilling, New York Timesbestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Awardâwinning authorNeal Shusterman.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered them allâŚeven 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 scytheâa role that neither wants. These teens must master the âartâ of taking life, knowing that failure could mean losing their own. The more they train, the more Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes with a heavy price.
Two teens must learn the âart of killingâ in this Printz Honorâwinning book, the first in the chilling, New York Timesbestselling Arc of a Scythe series from National Book Awardâwinning authorNeal Shusterman.
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered them allâŚeven 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 scytheâa role that neither wants. These teens must master the âartâ of taking life, knowing that failure could mean losing their own. The more they train, the more Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes with a heavy price.