Scythe

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The work Scythe represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Scythe

Statement of responsibility

Neal Shusterman

Creator

• trueShusterman, Neal

Author

• trueShusterman, Neal

Subject

• Fiction
• Apprentices
• Apprentices -- Juvenile fiction
• trueCompetition
• Competition
• Competition -- Juvenile fiction
• trueCorruption
• Death
• trueDeath
• Death -- Fiction
• Death -- Juvenile fiction
• JUVENILE FICTION -- Action & Adventure | General
• JUVENILE FICTION -- Science Fiction
• JUVENILE FICTION -- Social Issues | Death & Dying
• Juvenile works
• trueMurder
• Murder
• Murder -- Fiction
• Murder -- Juvenile fiction
• Science fiction
• Science fiction
• Science fiction
• trueTeenage apprentices
• trueTeenagers
• Young adult fiction
• Young adult works

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works
• Young adult works
• Science fiction
• Fiction
• Young adult fiction

Language

eng

Summary

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

Member of

• Arc of a Scythe, bk. 1
• trueArc of a scythe

Storyline

• trueWorld-building

Tone

• trueThought-provoking
• trueDarkly humorous

Character

• trueLikeable

Award

• Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware) for Teen Books, 2020.
• California Young Reader Medal, Young Adult, 2020.
• Colorado Blue Spruce YA Book Award, 2019.
• Gateway Readers Award (Missouri), 2019.
• Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Young Adult, 2019.
• Green Mountain Book Award (Vermont), 2018.
• Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico): Black bears (Grades 9-12), 2019.
• Nutmeg Children's Book Award, High School category, 2019.
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award, 2018.
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2016
• Soaring Eagle Book Award (Wyoming), 2018.
• Westchester Fiction Award, 2018.
• YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017.
• YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2018.
• Young Hoosier Book Award, Middle Books, 2019.

Awards note

• Michael L. Printz Honor, 2017
• Land of Enchantment Black Bear Award, 2019
• YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2017
• Lone Star Reading List, 2018

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 813/.54
• [Fic]

Index

no index present

Interest level

• UG
• UG

LC call number

PS3569.H8645

LC item number

S29 2016

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 8
• 12

Reading level

• 6.5
• 6.5

Series statement

Arc of a Scythe

Series volume

bk. 1

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader
• Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

adolescent