Basically the world has been dividing into 5 different factions. At the age of 16, children can choose to stay in the faction they were born into or they can choose another. If they chose another, they must pass initiations. Even they don’t pass, they become factionless.
Tris comes from the selfless faction Abnegation, but she can’t help but be drawn to the life of the daredevils who are the Dauntless. As she progresses through the initiations, she discovers she is somehow different from everyone else around her. She is Divergent, which is the ability to side with more than one faction at a time. And in a world where the thinking is “faction before blood” she has just become a target.
Above all else this story is action packed. This appeals to both sexes and keeps the reader on their toes throughout the book. There is a little bit of a love story though it is downplayed for most of the book. It is enough to make this a book for girls as well. And even though the lead is a girl, there are plenty of rough, tough guys to keep the boys interested as well. Something for everyone and I am looking forward to the theatrical version which is coming out soon.
Teens will love this book and I can see why is has been nominated for the Abe Lincoln Award.
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