Being a Texas middle school librarian, I wanted to check out one of the books on the Lone Star list. I had heard great things about it and I again totally agreed with the committee on this one, even though it is a little more 8th grade and up in my opinion. Divergent is another one of the dystopian novels that have hit the scene. It, like Legend by Marie Lu, are in the same class as Hunger Games but incredibly different. In this dystopian society, there are four factions that you can belong to...you take a test and based on those you choose your faction, whether it is the one you grew up in or a completely different one. When you choose, then it's an initiation period. Triss (formerly known as Beatrice) finds herself in a unique and dangerous position...she is divergent which means she doesn't fit neatly into one of those factions but she chooses the faction that is opposite from her upbringing. What she finds is that the factions really aren't coexisting peacefully as intended and that there is rebellion on the horizon. Being divergent is extremely dangerous.
I LOVED the action. This was another book that I couldn't put down. The characters, especially Triss and Four are believable. It is truly not predictable. It is the first in a trilogy. I would give this book an omelet rating! However, I feel it is more appropriate for 8th grade & up due to the violence and the more mature content (an attempted rape, not graphic, it is inferred but still)...I can't wait until the next book!
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