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Divergent

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HarperCollins, Feb 28, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 576 pages

Paperback features over fifty pages of bonus materials, including a sneak peek of Insurgent, an author Q&A, a discussion guide, a Divergent playlist, faction manifestos, and more!

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Veronica Roth is the New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, the first in a trilogy of dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance.

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But best that I can describe is the overall plot. - Goodreads
The writing is atrocious. - Goodreads
The character development is great. - Walmart
No. Roth's writing has a lot of problems. - Goodreads
It was exciting, thrilling and a page turner. - Goodreads
The ending was interesting and very clever. - Goodreads

Review: Allegiant (Divergent #3)

User Review  - Sylke - Goodreads

14th of May: "She must make her final choice..." The anticipation! Look at this wonder that is Allegiant's UK cover. Birds are my favourite animals, the feathers on this are a detail I love. Blue is ... Read full review

Review: Allegiant (Divergent #3)

User Review  - Lily I. - Goodreads

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE 3rd GREATEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ, IN FRONT OF IT ARE THE OTHER TWO GREATEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!!! EVAR EVAR!!! Read full review

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About the author (2012)

Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent and Insurgent, the first two books in the Divergent trilogy. Now a full-time writer, Ms. Roth and her husband live in Chicago. You can visit her online at Twitter, Tumblr, her blog, and her website.