If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games,you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent.
The second book,by US author Veronica Roth,______ (publish) in 2012.It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and ______ (current) ranks No .
The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago ______ people are divided into five distinct groups.Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless),Dauntless (the brave),Erudite (the intelligent),Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest).Every child,at 16,takes a test ______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to.But Beatrice Prior,born in Abnegation,is qualified ______ three,meaning she is a Divergent.And she is told not to tell ______ if she wants to stay alive.
So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself.Beatrice ends up ______ (choose) the Dauntless.After joining her new group,Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her ______ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop.While undergoing these extreme physical tests,Tris must also determine who her real friends are.
The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization ______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind,both ideologically ______ physically”,commented The New York Times.