Bourne, Brianna
Summary: Flint Larson has known when he was going to die since he was eight because of the Half-Life Institute, and he is spending the last forty-one days quietly with his divorced parents; September is a vibrant aspiring scientist who wants to cure "half-life", especially since she has met Flint--but their time together is getting short.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BOUShusterman, 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,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SHUHirsch, Jeff.
Summary: Twenty years after the start of the war that caused the Collapse, fifteen-year-old Stephen, his father, and grandfather travel post-Collapse America scavenging, but when his grandfather dies and his father decides to risk everything to save the lives of two strangers, Stephen's life is turned upside down.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audio 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HIRShusterman, 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: Thorndike Press 2020
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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: Seventeen-year-old Quinn provides closure to grieving families by taking on the short-term role of a deceased loved one, until huge secrets come to the surface about Quinn's own past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC YOUBaker, Chandler
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lake Devereaux must make an impossible choice in a future where resurrection is possible--but each person is only permitted to bring back a single loved one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAKShusterman, 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"--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 SHURubin, Lance
Summary: Living in an alternate world where everyone knows the day they will die, Denton Little survives his death date and finds himself separated from his family and chased by a ruthless Death Investigation Agency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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Summary: With his deathdate in the immediate future, Denton Little fills his days with dramatic firsts, until a purple rash appears and a stranger shows up at his funeral with a warning about suspicious government characters.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RUBShusterman, 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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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 Collection, Call number: YA FIC SHUShusterman, Neal
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2014
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Summary: "In a world where everyone knows the day they will die, a teenage boy is determined to outlive his upcoming expiration date"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC RUBRubin, Lance
Summary: Living in an alternate world where everyone knows the day they will die, Denton Little survives his death date and finds himself separated from his family and chased by a ruthless Death Investigation Agency.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC RUBShusterman, 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?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audible, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC SHUShusterman, Neal.
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster BFYR 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SHUWhaley, John Corey.
Summary: After dying at age sixteen, Travis Coates' head was removed and frozen for five years before being attached to another body, and now the old Travis and the new must find a way to coexist while figuring out changes in his relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC WHAWindham, Ryder.
Summary: Based on all six of the Star Wars movies, tells the story of Anakin Skywalker from his birth in slavery to his death as the powerful Darth Vader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STAAngleberger, Tom
Summary: Presents a retelling of the third Star Wars movie, featuring Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia as they battle the Empire. The evil Empire is constructing a second Death Star to crush the Rebel Alliance. But Luke Skywalker has other plans-- to destroy the Empire and stop the Emperor once and for all. Yet there is one thing standing in his way... his father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Lucasfilm Press 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: JFIC STAFry, Jason
Summary: Who is Darth Vader? How did the once great Jedi become a fearsome villain? Who are the allies and foes Darth Vader has faced? In this biography -- complete with black-and-white illustrations, timelines, and character profiles -- young readers will delight in learning the complete history of the Sith Lord.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FRYBracken, Alexandra
Summary: Presents an illustrated retelling of the first Star Wars film in which the galaxy's fate lies in the hands of Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker. The galaxy is at war. Although the Rebel Alliance has won a few battles against the Empire, hope is fading. The Empire is about to unveil the greatest weapon the galaxy has ever seen--the Death Star. The Rebels' only chance to defeat it now...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney/Lucasfilm Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC STAScott, Cavan
Summary: "Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are on a mission for the Jedi Council, but they need some help! With over twenty possible outcomes, readers will have to think like a true Jedi to keep Obi-Wan and Anakin safe from Separatist threats, bounty hunters, and much, much more! With so many different story paths, the adventures never end!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press 2019