There are lots of dystopian teen fantasies out right now, and Divergent holds its own against them.
Beatrice has lived all of her sixteen years as part of the Abnegation faction. Her family and friends are devoted to the concept of selflessness: they strive to place the needs of all others above their own. Beatrice knows students from the other factions through her school: the fierce and courageous Dauntless, the studious Erudites, peaceful Amities, and scrupulously honest Candors.
Sixteen is the age of majority: now Beatrice and her classmates must choose their allegiances. Will they stay in their birth faction, or take a leap into the unknown, and join another sect? The psyco-emotional testing that students undergo is a guide, but Beatrice is one of the very rare people who come up as indeterminate: Divergent.
The tester is a shocked by the result, and she erases the test and swears Beatrice to secrecy. Being Divergent is apparently a death sentence, and Beatrice doesn't plan on making things easier by following the expected faction path. As she struggles to protect her secret and survive the brutal faction initiation, Beatrice begins to realize that her Divergent status could be the key that topples her entire society: a society that is might be rotten to the core.
This action-packed tale has something for everyone: romance, adventure, and a healthy dose of rebellion against an oppressive authority.
Science Fiction
Grades 8-11
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