Shusterman, Neal
Summary: 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, 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 scythe, a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: "Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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Summary: "Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. The Thunderhead cannot interfere in the affairs of the Scythedom. All it can do is observe--it does not like what it sees. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: A collection of stories that span the time when humans live in a world without hunger, disease, or death and Scythes act as the living instruments of population control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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Summary: Somebody in the town of Rock Bay has posted a "share this post and your own deepest death fear" meme. Soon it seems that everybody but Izzy has shared the creepy graphic, though nobody knows who posted it. Then people start dying-- in the way that they said scared them the most. It seems the meme is part of a plot to extract revenge on the high school students of Rock Bay-- but why? And who is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2022
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Summary: Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend's sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed... Maya was a high school senior when her best friend, Aubrey, mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man named Frank whom they'd been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Wilhelmina Price has a dubious reputation in the village of Thrush's Green. Ever since her mother's untimely death, she has been able to see a person's spirit leaving their body days or hours before they die. Wil has never been able to prevent these deaths, so her unusual skill has made her an outsider to most except her lifelong friend, Edison, the youngest son of Lord Summerfield. But when a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WEYReynolds, Allie
Summary: "Point Break meets And Then There Were None in a pulse-pounding beach read that explores the dangerous ties between a group of elite surfers who are determined to find the perfect waves at any cost ... even murder"-- Three years ago, passionate surfer Kenna Ward lost her two great loves--after her boyfriend drowned, she hung up her surfboard and swore off the water for good. But she is drawn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC REYScalzi, John
Summary: One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone—999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know. But it changes everything: war, crime, daily life. Tony Valdez is a Dispatcher—a licensed, bonded professional whose job is to humanely dispatch those whose circumstances put them in death's crosshairs, so they can have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Subterranean Press 2017
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 2006
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Summary: "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-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 scythe-a role that neither wants. These teens must master the 'art' of taking life,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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Summary: "Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder"--cProvided...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid, becoming an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the 'new order.' But it is clear that not everyone is open to the change. Will the Thunderhead intervene ... or simply watch the world of Scythedom unravel?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Audible, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: ""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 becomesa scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHUArmstrong, Kelley.
Summary: "Victorian Scotland is becoming less strange to modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson. Though inhabiting someone else's body will always be unsettling, even if her employers know that she's not actually housemaid Catriona Mitchell, ever since the night both of them were attacked in the same dark alley 150 years apart. Mallory likes her job as assistant to undertaker/medical examiner...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martin's Minotaur 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ARMGoodman, Carol
Summary: "When a dead body is found on their college campus, a group of former classmates discover that it wasn't the first... and it won't be the last. It's been twenty-five years since the shocking disappearance of a student and the distinguished creative writing professor who died while searching for her. The Briarwood College community has never forgotten the terrible storm that caused the double...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GOOCoben, Harlan
Summary: "A man presumed dead is suddenly wanted for murder in this thriller of secrets, lies, and dangerous conspiracies that threaten to cover up the truth ... Three years ago, sports agent Myron Bolitar gave a eulogy at the funeral of his client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing. Myron and Greg had history: initially as deeply personal rivals, and later as unexpected business associates. Myron...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M COBHechtman, Betty
Summary: "Maeve Winslow hires Veronica Blackstone to help write her memoirs. Maeve is the wife of a famous artist, and claims there's a surprise at the conclusion of the book that may be about his work. Before Maeve can reveal the truth to anyone, she's found dead. Can Veronica unravel the clues hidden within the memoir to discover who the killer is?."--Publisher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HECHechtman, Betty
Summary: "Asked to write a celebration of life book for the funeral of a former client, writer for hire Veronica Blackstone finds herself questioning the death. No one quite knows what happened and the prominent family are more concerned with their image than the truth. While celebrating her client's life, Veronica searches for the truth about her death"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Severn House 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HECNorth, Alex
Summary: "After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction North 2019Grabowski, Alina
Summary: "Nashquitten, MA, is a decaying coastal enclave that not even tourist season can revive, full of locals who have run the town's industries for generations. When a bright young woman dies at a house party, the circumstances around her death suspiciously unclear, the tight-knit community is shaken. As a mother grieves her daughter, a teacher her student, a best friend her confidante, the events...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SJP Lit, a Zando imprint 2024