In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue.... 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.
The story continues in the second book of the Divergent series, Insurgent and all three novels in the series can be found in the Divergent Box Set.
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“A memorable, unpredictable journey from which it is nearly impossible to turn away.” -- Publisher's Weekly
Recommended Age | 13 and up |
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Author | Veronica Roth |
ISBN | 0062387243 |
Publication Date | Feb 28, 2012 |
Publisher | Katherine Tegen Books |
Series Name | Divergent |
Language | English |