4 stories
Thunderhead
The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the Scythedom. A year has passed since Rowan has gone off grid. Since then he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. His story is told in whispers across the continent. As Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the "new order." But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to change. As corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope. Will the Thunderhead intervene? Or will it simply watch as this perfect world behind to unravel?
Scythe
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has eradicated 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, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
Making Bombs for Hitler
In 1943, ten-year-old Lida is torn away from her home in the Ukraine, separated from her little sister Larissa, and sent to a labor camp in Germany. Determined to survive and reunite with her sister, Lisa finds strength in the bonds she forms with fellow prisoners. Amidst the brutal conditions, she courageously finds a way to strike back in a bid to resist the Nazis.
Fahrenheit 451
In a future where books are incinerated to preserve engineered happiness, fireman Guy Montag enforces the law with unquestioning precision — until a chance encounter with a curious young woman ignites something within him: doubt. As Montag begins to question everything he’s ever known, he discovers a hidden world of forbidden knowledge and the dangerous power of ideas. Torn between loyalty to the oppressive regime and a burning desire for truth, Montag must choose whether to remain a cog in the machine — or risk everything to spark a revolution.
