Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman Condition:New one- or two-page tales exhibit

one- or two-page tales exhibit those distinct aspects of the Chinese character and approach to life which derive from the values of Taoism

they are capable of recreating a dish from their customers' pasts – dishes that may well hold the keys to unlocking forgotten memories and future happiness

and he has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife left him five years earlier

At wassails and hoodenings and winter gatherings

Adunni's life amounts to this: four goats

Scythe (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman Condition:New one- or two-page tales exhibitA 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.