Neal Shusterman
1) Scythe
Author
Series
Arc of a scythe volume 1
Description
"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"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
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Description
The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with "captivating...thrilling" (School Library Journal) stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge!
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world...
There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world...
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 3
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Description
"It is up to Nick Slate to find the last of Nikola Tesla's powerful inventions--or face devastating consequences"--
Author
Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 2
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Description
"Nick and his friends race against their foes to retrieve more pieces of Tesla's free energy transmitter, only to see them fall into the hands of the Accelerati's shadowy leader"--
5) The toll
Author
Series
Arc of a scythe volume 3
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Description
"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"--
6) Unwind
Author
Series
Unwind dystology volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
335 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
In a future world where those between the ages of thirteen and eighteen can have their lives "unwound" and their body parts harvested for use by others, three teens go to extreme lengths to uphold their beliefs--and, perhaps, save their own lives.
7) Siega
Author
Series
Publisher
Nocturna
Pub. Date
2020
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Description
Antes, las personas morían por causas naturales. Existían asesinos invisibles llamados enfermedades, el envejecimiento era irreversible y se producían accidentes de los que no se podía regresar.
Ahora, todo eso ha quedado atrás y sólo perdura una verdad muy simple: la gente tiene que morir. Y esa es la tarea de los segadores. Porque en un futuro donde la humanidad controla la muerte, ¿quién decide cuándo y cómo sembrarla?
Citra
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Series
Accelerati trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
10) UnWholly
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
402 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa, and their high-profile revolt at Happy Jack Harvest Camp, people can no longer turn a blind eye to unwinding. Ridding society of troublesome teens and, in the same stroke, providing much-needed tissues for transplant might be convenient, but its morality has finally been brought into question. However, unwinding has become big business, and there are powerful political and corporate interests that want to see it not...
11) Thunderhead
Author
Series
Arc of a scythe volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, and the Thunderhead is not pleased.
12) Dry
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
390 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm
Description
A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
13) UnDivided
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Three teens band together in order to sway the government to repeal all rulings in support of a procedure in which unwanted teenagers are captured and are unwound into parts that can be reused for transplantation.
14) Challenger deep
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
308, 5 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Description
"A teenage boy struggles with schizophrenia"--
15) UnSouled
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
404 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
16) Game changer
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
387 pages ; 22 cm
Description
All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension, and keeps falling into universes that are almost-but-not-really his own, each one stranger than the last. And if he isn't careful, the world he's learning to see more clearly could blink out of existence.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"Courage to Dream plunges readers into the darkest time of human history-the Holocaust. This graphic novel explores one of the greatest atrocities in modern memory, delving into the core of what it means to face the extinction of everything and everyone you hold dear. This gripping, multifaceted tapestry is woven from Jewish folklore and cultural history. Five interlocking narratives explore one common story--the tradition of resistance and uplift....
18) I am the walrus
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
392 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"Noah Prime discovers he can exhibit the traits and access the abilities of animals and must use them to fight back against those who are hunting him.
19) Roxy
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
384 pages
Description
"Two siblings get caught up in a wager between two manufactured gods, Roxicodone and Adderall, in this new thriller inspired by the opioid crisis"--
Author
Description
Un segundo es lo que tarda su vida en transformarse.
Nada más recibir un golpe en la cabeza, la realidad de Ash cambia. Por imposible que parezca, ha llegado a una especie de mundo paralelo en el que su vida es similar..., pero al mismo tiempo muy diferente.
A medida que se desliza en bucle de un universo a otro, Ash empieza a ver las cosas desde nuevas perspectivas: algunas en las que tiene todo lo que siempre ha deseado y otras en las que ha...