Divergent

Divergent
Veronica Roth

She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart.The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT – also a major motion picture.For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs.Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead….The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe – selling millions of copies world-wide.

DIVERGENT

VERONICA ROTH

Copyright (#ulink_b57dc5b0-ab4a-52f9-8f7f-4617871f07e9)

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Copyright © 2011 by Veronica Roth

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Source ISBN: 9780007420414

Ebook Edition © 2013 ISBN: 9780007420438

Version: 2016-08-26

Praise For Divergent (#ulink_96661cbe-8513-542f-b6fb-b2bca38ae7d7)

“DIVERGENT is a captivating, fascinating book that kept me in constant suspense and was never short on surprises. It will be a long time before I quit thinking about this haunting vision of the future.”

—JAMES DASHNER,NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE MAZE RUNNER

“A taut and shiveringly exciting read! Tris is exactly

the sort of unflinching and fierce heroine I love.

I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”

—MELISSA MARR,NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WICKED LOVELY

“Well written and brilliantly executed, DIVERGENT is a heart-pounding debut that cannot be missed. Tris stands out in her action-packed, thrilling, and emotionally honest journey to determine who she wants to be in a society that demands she conform. It’s dystopian fiction at its best!”

—KIERSTEN WHITE,NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PARANORMALCY

Dedication (#ulink_8c52f466-c1b6-5e68-943b-717057941c1d)

To my mother, who gave me the moment when Beatrice realizes how strong her mother is and wonders how she missed it for so long

Contents

Cover (#uac2b1c67-e1b5-5d68-af6f-701f06efd7de)

Title Page (#u2a15cd3b-fac7-50b3-a79f-eb884f3cb560)

Copyright

Praise for Divergent

Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen