Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Divergent / Veronica Roth / 487 pages

Pride is important to Dauntless, more important than reason or sense.  Wow! This is one of the best books I've read in a long while!  Set in dystopian Chicago, Divergent tells of a society on the cusp of change.  All citizens must select from one of five factions on their 16th birthday - Candor (Honest), Abnegation (Selfless), Dauntless (Brave), Amity (Peaceful), and Erudite (Intelligent).  This one choice decides their friends, defines their beliefs, and determines their loyalties.  But what if you are divergent?  What if you tryly cannot be just one?  Beatrice Prior must hide her uniqueness, undergo the rigorous intiation of the Dauntless, uncover a world-altering scheme, protect her family, and fall in love...to be continued...in Insurgent.

Gateway Award Preliminary Nominee 2013-14

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