People are thought to be pretty complex, but in the world of Divergent everyone is categorized into groups based on one of five personality traits. Each person is best suited to life in one group. If you are brave, you are Dauntless. If you are selfless, you belong in Abnegation. If you are smart, you are an Erudite. If you are friendly, you are Amity. If you are honest, you are in Candor. Your faction dictates where you work, what you wear, how you spend your free time, and who you spend it with.
Beatrice has turned sixteen and it is time for her to choose her faction. She has been raised in Abnegation, but never really felt like she belonged. That feeling is confirmed when her aptitude test reveals that she is an aberration, a Divergent, who is not well suited to any single group. Her results indicate she could be Abnegation, Dauntless, or Erudite. The Dauntless who administers her test instructs Beatrice never to reveal these results to anyone. Not even her family can know that she is Divergent. Her life may depend on it.
Nevertheless, Beatrice must still choose a faction. Without test results to guide her choice, or the ability to talk about her results with others, she must make the choice alone. Feeling that Erudite is not the faction for her, she is torn between her longing to be Dauntless and the pressure she feels to yield to expectations and stay in Abnegation with her family. She leaves her decision to the last minute. When the Choosing Ceremony begins, and her name is called, Beatrice makes the decision that will change her life. Will she be brave, or will she be selfless?
Choosing a faction is only the beginning of Beatrice’s story. Life in her chosen faction does not quite go as she planned. How can she learn more about what being Divergent means if she cannot discuss it with anyone? Divergent is the first in a new YA trilogy and is perfect for fans of dystopian science fiction.
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