Punching him and getting blood on her ring gave him immunity. Scythe-Ring To break a promise, breach a contract, discontinue a commitment, sever ties. Divorce, break-up. In the year 2042, the technological cloud evolved into an entity called “the Thunderhead,” a sentient conglomeration of all the information ever put into computers. And finally he told them the truth. ethnic ones) and they have to glean a certain number of people in a certain amount of time. The array of characters offered by Scythe were, regrettably, not memorable. They are not allowed to glean based on biases (e.g. She now has to kill Rowan but she punches him first. “I’m here to glean your neighbor, Bridget Chadwell,” Scythe Faraday informed them. In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (“gleaned”) by professional reapers (“scythes”). It's pretty awesome! And I … He grinned, satisfied. Fortunately, Scythe tied up a lot of loose ends by the last chapter, ending Citra’s and Rowan’s stories on a relatively satisfying note. SCYTHE I freaking love this book! No one wants to run into a scythe, much less talk to one or spend any kind of time with one. It is the first book in the “Arc of a Scythe” series. The scythe looked to his ring, which now glowed faintly red, indicating that the person before him had immunity from gleaning. The ring then stores the DNA of the person and signals to every Scythe they meet that this person has immunity. Citra's mom is immediately terrified, and Citra is scared as well. Citra and Rowen are two teenagers who get the pleasantry of meeting the honorable Scythe Faraday. A Reading Group Guide to Scythe By Neal Shusterman About the Book Two teens must learn the “art of killing” in the first book in a chilling new series from Neal Shusterman, author of the New York Times bestselling Unwind dystology. Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award.Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Printz Honor Book.. Plot Summary. An agreement to end something. She pretends she didn’t know this would happen but the High Blade thinks otherwise. The one “big twist” that the book has been building up to was a little too obvious, generating frustration instead of suspense. Scythe is a 2016 young-adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series. In the course of events, Citra and Rowan find themselves separated from Faraday and forced into competition against one another with only one being awarded a scythe’s ring, and the other taking a one-way trip six feet under… Ray King is a circulation assistant at Graham Public Library and can be contacted at rking@alamancelibraries.org. It is set in the far future, where death by natural causes has been virtually eliminated thanks to advances in technology, and an advanced computer system known as the "Thunderhead" controls society. Scythe have rules by which they glean. One day in November, Citra is doing homework when her mom answers the door to find a scythe, Scythe Faraday, outside. #002 Scythe Blade, 75cm, 455g CAD $ 95.00 Add to cart #012 Scythe Blade, 65cm, 765g CAD $ 95.00 Add to cart #013 Scythe Blade, 55cm, 585g CAD $ 95.00 Add to cart #021B Scythe Blade, 65cm, 410g CAD $ 90.00 Add to cart #100 Falci Blade, 65cm, 405g CAD $ 90.00 Add to cart #100 Left-handed Falci Blade, 60cm, 405g CAD $ 60.00 Add to cart; OUT OF STOCK Just as she goes in for the kill she is stopped as now Rowan has immunity. In the end, only one will receive a scythe ring, the sign of … “But she was not yet home. In the end Citra is chosen as the Scythe and given the ring. To stipulate a severance contractually. Re-Read on Audio because the 2nd books comes soon =) Here's the youtube video of the book. 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