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Title:   Insurgent (Divergent Series) by Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Format: Hardcover Pages: 525 pages Genre: YA Dystopian Synopsis:  War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so. (18) Review: After the events in Divergent, Tris, Four and a few stragglers have escaped and are taking shelter trying to pull themselves together. Insurgent picks up right where Divergent left off which was nice not to lose any time between stories. Similar to Katniss in the Hunger Game Trilogy Tris is having a hard time with her part in the events that took place in the previous book. ...

Title:   Divergent (Divergent Series) by Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books 501 Pages Genre: YA Synopsis:  In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, 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 to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one ...