Divergent

by Veronica Roth

“Divergent is a captivating, fascinating book that kept me in constant suspense and was never

short on surprises. It will be a long time before I quit thinking about this haunting vision of the

future.”

– James Dashner, New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner

“What a brilliant world Veronica Roth has created – what characters; what emotion; what

intensity. This is as good as or better than The Hunger Games – it’s set in Chicago!”

– Becky Anderson, Anderson’s Bookshops (IL)

“I can’t begin to tell you how much I loved Divergent. It blew me away. Honestly, I think it’s one

of my favorite books ever! I think this book is going to be the next BIG thing. I cannot wait to

sell it to my national accounts and tell our sales reps about it.”

– Liza Morrison, sales director, children’s books, HarperCollins Canada

Character: Beatrice “Tris” Prior

Beatrice "Tris" Prior is the heroine in the Divergent trilogy. Born in the Abnegation faction to

Andrew and Natalie Prior, she describes herself as having pale blonde hair, wide gray-blue eyes,

a long, thin nose and a short and skinny stature. She bears a tattoo of three ravens on her

collarbone leading down to her heart, each one representing one of her family members; she

also has a Dauntless seal on her left shoulder and an Abnegation seal on her right shoulder.

Character: Tobias "Four" Eaton

Tobias "Four" Eaton is a member of Dauntless and serves as the instructor to the initiates

transferring into Dauntless. He was born in the Abnegation faction to Marcus and Evelyn

Johnson-Eaton. His mother supposedly died and left him with his abusive father. During his

Choosing Ceremony, he chooses Dauntless as his faction to escape Marcus. He has dark blue

eyes and dark brown hair with a scar on his chin and a few freckles on his nose. He has

tattooed the symbol of each faction on his spine, starting from Dauntless at the top, then

Abnegation, Candor, Erudite and Amity. He gets the nickname "Four" from his instructor Amar

due to having only four fears: heights, shooting innocents, claustrophobia and his father,

Marcus Eaton.

Storyline:

The story is set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions where each

represents a different virtue: Abnegation is selfless; Dauntless is brave; Erudite is intelligent;

Candor is honest; and Amity is peaceful. When teenagers reach the age of 16, they have to

decide if they want to stay in their faction at birth or switch to another - for the rest of their lives.

Beatrice Prior must make the decision to stay with her family in a faction she feels she isn't right

for, or to transfer into another faction, and leave her family behind. She then makes a choice that

surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction members have to live through a highly

competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme

physical and intense psychological tests that transform them all. She has to juggle friends, the

initiation and a newfound love interest. But Tris has a secret – she is Divergent, which means she

doesn't fit into any one faction. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death…

As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society, this

secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her.