Divergent
Veronica Roth, 2011
A girl raised to put others first joins the faction that prizes bravery, and learns how much of herself she is willing to risk.
Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth writes about a city split into five virtues, and about a girl who fits none of them cleanly. The books share a plain, fast-moving voice and a focus on hard choices: what you owe your family, your faction, and yourself. Start with «Divergent», where Tris chooses bravery over the selflessness she was raised for; if you want the war and its costs, continue into «Insurgent».
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Roth wrote Divergent while she was a student at Northwestern; it was published soon after she graduated, when she was in her early twenties.
The person who can tell you have cried and still make you feel dangerous.
I sniff, wipe my face one more time, and smooth down my hair.“Do I look like I’ve been crying?” I say.“Hmm.” He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathing the same air—if I could remember how to breathe.“No, Tris,” he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, “You look tough as nails.” Books by Veronica Roth
Insurgent
Veronica Roth, 2012
In a city divided into five virtues, a young woman hunted for being all five must decide what she will sacrifice to stop a war.
Allegiant
Veronica Roth, 2013
In a fractured city, Tris and Tobias face what loyalty costs when courage stops looking heroic and becomes the work of getting through a day.
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