Bibliograph

Gleanings, stories from the Arc of a Scythe, Neal Shusterman

Type

Label

Gleanings, stories from the Arc of a Scythe, Neal Shusterman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 and up, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Gleanings

Oclc number

1349090789

Responsibility statement

Neal Shusterman

Series statement

Arc of a Scythe, book 3.5

Sub title

stories from the Arc of a Scythe

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 controlCenturies 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

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adolescent

Classification