Divergent

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• Author: Veronica Roth
• Age Range: 14-18
• Grade Level: 7 and up
• Lexile Measure: 700
• Series: Divergent (Book #1)
• Paperback: 501 pages
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books; Collectors edition (October 21, 2014)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062024035
• ISBN-13: 9780062024039
• Book Review: goodreads.com

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.

Literary Awards:
Evergreen Teen Book Award (2014),
Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2012),
Children's Choice Book Award Nominee for Teen Choice Book of the Year (2012),
Sakura Medal,
Abraham Lincoln Award Nominee (2014)
 DABWAHA Romance Tournament for Best Young Adult Romance (2012),
Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book of 2011 and for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2011),
Green Mountain Book Award (2013),
 The Magnolia Award for 6-8 (2014)

Actors: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet

Director: Neil Burger

Rated: PG-13
Length: 139
Reviewed By: Alex Mitchell

As a reader, I could easily sit and nitpick what was missing from the film.  But truthfully, the film holds the story very well and is delightful to watch if you enjoy young adult dystopia.  That being said, many people are sick of that genre.  Quite a few people asked me if it was any different from The Hunger Games.  A dystopia where a young female is attempting to overthrow a government movement to control people, yes in that sense it is like The Hunger Games.  But if you boil it down to just that, you will miss the many beautiful and interesting subtleties between the two.

Mitchell, Alexandra. "Movie Review: Divergent." HBO Watch Movie Review Divergent Comments. 19 Dec. 2014. Web. 27 Nov. 2015.