Divergent
Society divided into five factions by personality. Tris belongs to none of them. That makes her the most dangerous person alive.
The Girl Who Does Not Fit
Veronica Roth's 2011 debut is set in a future Chicago where society is divided into five factions based on virtue: Dauntless for the brave, Abnegation for the selfless, Erudite for the intelligent, Amity for the peaceful, and Candor for the honest. At sixteen, every person must choose their faction for life. When Tris Prior's aptitude test returns inconclusive results, she discovers she is Divergent, someone who thinks across faction lines, and becomes a target for a power that wants to keep its categories clean.
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"I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent. And I can't be controlled.
"Veronica Roth · Divergent
Roth wrote Divergent while still a college student at Northwestern University, completing it during winter break of her senior year. She sold it at 22 and it was published when she was 23, making her one of the youngest bestselling debut authors on record.
The 2014 film starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James earned over 288 million dollars and launched a trilogy. The series introduced the concept of faction-based identity to millions of teenage readers worldwide.