The Alpena County Library is hosting a Teen Book Club discussion at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31.

Registration for the Teen Book Club, featuring “Scythe” by Neal Shusterman, is open now. This book club is open to readers ages 12 to 18 and new members are always welcome.

Registered participants will receive a book club kit in advance of the meeting, which includes:

¯ 1 copy of “Scythe”

¯ 1 set of discussion questions

¯ 1 bookmark

¯ 1 activity or craft

Register for this event at https://forms.gle/sevXvJ2YNUh2Jev98

About the book:

“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, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

“‘Scythe’ is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award-winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price.”

Two to three weeks before the book club meeting, participants will receive an email with information about picking up their reserved book club kit. Then, before the virtual Zoom discussion on March 31, a separate email with instructions to join the book club meeting will be sent.

Questions can be directed to Sara at sgrochowski@alpenalibrary.org.

For more information visit www.alpenalibrary.org or the Alpena County Library’s Facebook page.