Gleanings : stories from the Arc of a Scythe / Neal Shusterman.

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    • Publication Information:
      First edition.
    • Abstract:
      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.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death, with Scythes as the living instruments of population control. These stories travel the timeline as the Arc of a Scythe goes on-- meeting new heroes, new foes, and some figures in-between. -- adapted from jacket
    • Content Notes:
      The first swing -- Formidable -- Never work with animals -- A death of many colors - Unsavory Row -- A Martian minute -- The mortal canvas -- Cirri -- Anastasia's shadow -- The persistence of memory -- Meet cute and die -- Perchance to glean -- A dark curtain rises.
    • Notes:
      Sequel to: The toll.
      Ages 12 and up. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
      1 3 4 19 20 21 22
    • Other Titles:
      Short stories. Selections
    • ISBN:
      9781534499973
      1534499970
    • Accession Number:
      2022007022
    • Accession Number:
      1349090789
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1142685