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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Oh, the pure humor in this book! And the packed, well paced action. Jennie writes from a place of enjoyment and I’ve immensely enjoyed reading her pervious works. Then, The Goat Cartel landed, and once again she’s managed to pull a masterful story, where descriptions are relayed in fresh eyes (a scene where the narrator is describing a Maasai lady is just so beautiful, I had to pause and admire it), where things are not what they at first seem, where seemingly minute detail later on become the key to the plot puzzle. And the dynamic between Sali and Tiptip is just so natural and human. Reading this, and other Jennie’s writing, confirms this statement I heard somewhere; a good young readers’ book should be enjoyed by both the young readers and adult readers.