Bibliographic Information: Roth, V. (2012). Insurgent. New York: Katherine Tegen Books. ISBN: 9780062024046
Plot Summary: While
dealing with loss and guilt Tris, along with Four, and those who are
willing to follow them seek safety at the Amity headquarters. Upon
arrival it becomes apparent that finding safety may be harder than they
thought. They learn the Dauntless faction is split in two and some of
the factions have allied against the others. Their stay with the neutral
Amity is short because of the conflict Tris and her group bring with
them. Many of them, including Tris and Four are Divergent, and they are
the ones who are being hunted. Tris and some of the others run to stay
alive. Not knowing where to go next, Four’s past catches up with them
and gives them an ally they would have never thought possible. The
choice needs to made- do they stay on the run, or fight? With secrets
being exposed and spies being unveiled the list of the people Tris can
trust is getting shorter every day. With the desire to protect those
people she cares about, Tris will do anything to keep them safe, even if
that means putting herself in danger to keep her loved ones alive.
Critical Evaluation: Insurgent is the second installment of the Divergent Trilogy, and picks up right where Divergent ends.
It is easy to see from the beginning that the antagonists are those who
are trying to take over the government and implement their own type of
oppressive rule. Beatrice, now known as Tris, continues to do everything
in her power to restore peace within the factions, but is that peace
she is trying to restore the right thing for everyone? Normalcy is gone,
and the threat of Tris’s biggest enemies is gone only to be replaced by
someone new. Evelyn Eaton, Four’s mother, and the leader of the
Factionless is that new person. She uses Tris and Four to help fight for
her cause so she can gain control, but Tris’ mother was a Divergent,
and her father was a faction transfer. This knowledge will help her
find a solution to the mess they are all in. Tris’ role as the fighter
will help her persevere to find all the answers she needs to help
reunite the people of her homeland.
Reader’s Annotation: Tris
escaped disaster once, but with war on the horizon she knows she is in
for the fight of her life to save the people she loves.
Information about the Author: Veronica Roth, a young, 24-year old woman, wrote Divergent
while attending Northwestern University where she received a degree in
creative writing. She has maintained a blog since July of 2009, where
she talks about writing, book news, movie updates, and random muses.
Roth’s Divergent series has seen much success, selling over two million copies and landing on the New York Times Best Seller list (Wikipedia, n.d.).
Genre: Dystopian
Curriculum Ties: English (literature)
Booktalking ideas (one or two):
1. Heated exchange between Tris and Four.
2. Tris perspective about killing Will and how it haunts her.
Reading level/Interest age: 14+
Challenge Issues: This novel includes violence.
To defend challenged material I would:
1. Read/watch/listen to the material to become familiar with the content.
2. Familiarize myself with the Arizona Common Core curriculum standards http://www.azed.gov/azcommoncore/teacher/ to defend how the material can support the learning of these standards.
3. Refer to the Library Bill of Rights: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill
4. Refer to the collection policy of my library.
5. Collect reviews from staff/students/patrons who have used the material
Why I included this book: I included this book because it is the sequel to the highly acclaimed Divergent. Young adult patrons who read Divergent will want to read Insurgent to continue the tale to Tris Prior.
References:
Wikipedia (n.d.) Veronica Roth. Retrieved from
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