Scythe
Neal Shüsterman
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Two teens are forced to murder&#8212;maybe each other&#8212;in the first in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Unwind dystology.<BR>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&#8212;and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control.<BR> <BR>Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe&#8212;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.<BR> <BR><i>Scythe</i> is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award&#8211;winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price.</BR></BR></BR></BR></BR>