Shusterman, Neal.

Scythe / Neal Shusterman. - 1st ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016. - 433 p. ; 22 cm.

"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"--

Grades: 8-up. SLJ.

ISBN: 9781442472426 (hc.) 1442472421 9781442472426 9781442472433 144247243X

LCCN: 2016006502

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Overpopulation

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S55987 / Scy 2016