If you're intrigued by a future where death is obsolete and the ethics of population control are in the hands of human reapers, "Scythe" is a compelling pick. The novel combines thought-provoking questions about society with the personal struggles of two teens facing an extraordinary challenge. Neal Shusterman offers a blend of intense action with ethical dilemmas, making this a page-turner that stirs deep reflection.

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• Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Roman jeunesse étranger (2018) (2019)
• Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2017)
• South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult (2019)
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award (2018)
• California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2020)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2019)
• Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2017)
• Green Mountain Book Award (2018)
• Gateway Readers Award (2019)
• Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera perteneciente a saga (2017)
• Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2020)

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. In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (gleaned) by professional reapers (scythes). Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythe's apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe's apprentice. And when it becomes clear that the winning apprentice's first task will be to glean the loser, Citra and Rowan are pitted against one another in a fight for their lives.

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