I’m now starting a new segment of my blog which will
shamelessly promote the Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Children’s Books that
I have or my team has worked on that I’m particularly excited about.
First up….Divergent by Veronica Roth
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 she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can
mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel
her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her
save those she loves… or it might destroy her.
Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the
literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers
filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning
consequences, and unexpected romance.
My thoughts: Brief review here. I reread the book this weekend
and I was blown away all over again. The world is compelling, the characters
amazing yet relatable and the ending…wow! Although it’s nearly 500 pages long,
it’s a very fast read. Once you pick it up you can’t stop reading!
My role in its publication: Not much of one, but I interned for
Veronica’s agent and I now work with the editor. They are great people and this
is one AMAZING book.
Available: TOMORROW!
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