Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Scythe by Neal ShustermanA dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war and crime have been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ("gleaned") by professional scythes. Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythes' apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation, they must learn the art of killing and understand the necessity of what they do.

Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world

Rob takes his chance and stows away on a ship as it sails to England

has since then become a New York Times Bestseller

Ernaux’s father had grown into a hard

ratio and proportion

Taking Ana on a journey she could never have imagined

Subin is a trend setter who never stays in the comfort zone

and suffering a final

change takes on a different shading: a chance to see one another

What causes tsunamis

argues Mikki Kendall

When old family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby