Insurgent, the second book in The Divergent Trilogy, came out on May 1st. Raised in a Chicago suburb, Roth studied creative writing at Northwestern University and penned Divergent while completing her studies.

Veronica Roth is the author of Divergent (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011). New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian Divergent series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable-and even more powerful. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves-and herself-while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death.

So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.ĭuring the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are-and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is-she can't have both. 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. In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, 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).

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