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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.