The Toll
Readers rate it 4.1 (607 on Hardcover)
640 pages · Released Nov 5, 2019 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Content report card
What's inside
Substance use
What it offers
Educational value
A note for parents
This is the final book in Shusterman's acclaimed Arc of a Scythe trilogy, aimed at mature teens. While it contains thematic darkness, existential tension, and some violence tied to the scythe mythology, it balances these with strong messages about resistance, humanity, and moral courage. The book engages with weighty philosophical questions about mortality, power, and what it means to be human; expect emotional intensity and some dark moments, but not graphic gore or exploitation.
Analyzed by AI · 23 hours ago
Read it with your kids?
Rate it and suggest an age to help other parents.
From the publisher
In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Go... In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? 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.
Shelved under
- Young Adult Fiction
- Diverse Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- A mix driven
- Plot driven
- Unloveable Characters
- Weak Character Development
- Character driven
- humblebundle
- Novel
- Adventurous
Share this guide
ISBN 9781481497060 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers