Divergent by Veronica Roth

In Divergent by Veronica Roth, the story follows Beatrice Prior and her family.  They live in the Abnegation faction, a faction who are very selfless and do everything for others.   Beatrice gets pretty tired of being so selfless, and she thinks it’s getting a little boring.  So on Choosing Day, Beatrice chooses a different faction out of the five factions; Amity, Dauntless, Candor, Erudite, and her own faction, Abnegation.   She ends up choosing Dauntless and changes her name to Tris.  From then on, Tris thinks she is just an Abnegation-born weakling.   She builds up her strength to make it to the top of the rankings!   Even before the Dauntless initiation, Tris has to hide that she is Divergent, which means she qualified for more than one faction in the aptitude test.  Can Tris fight her way back to the top, with everyone jealous of an Abnegation-born sixteen-year old?   If you want to find out if Tris keeps fighting in Dauntless or goes back to Abnegation, read Divergent!  This book made me laugh at some points because of how some of the characters talked to each other and described each other.   I would recommend this book to fans of action, sci-fi and the future.

Reviewed by Unicornzzz

Have you heard of the Divergent series?  Well, Divergent is a science fiction book about a 16 year old girl named Beatrice Prior or Tris, as the Dauntless know her.  Tris is Divergent, which means that during a simulation test you are able to make items appear because you realize what you are seeing is not real.  Tris realizes that she should not have chosen Dauntless. “One choice will destroy you.” The author, Veronica Roth wrote this book to entertain people.  It has a lot of cliff hanger endings, and twists in the story plot to keep you very intrigued.  What will Tris will do about the Dauntless?  Read the book to find out. 

Reviewed by skiolimpics101

The Boy at the End of the World by Greg Van Eekhout

The Boy at the End of the World by Greg Van Eekhout is a very interesting book. The author imagined what a future world might look like.  A world where humans are almost extinct and machines have evolved to destroy life.  The story begins with the main character's awakening to this very scary world, and follows him through his attempts to survive against the machines.  Great characters and a fast moving plot will help you enjoy this book.  If you like futuristic fantasy stories, you'll love this.  I'd like to hear who your favorite character is.

Reviewed by Mrs. Castro

The Giver by Lois Lowry

The Giver by Lois Lowry is a great read, and keeps you wondering.  A boy named Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory as his job for the community.  In this community there is no color, everything is the same, and everything is chosen for you, like what you do for a living and who you marry.  When you begin to have feelings for someone, which they call Stirrings, you have to take special pills so that way everything stays in order and you don’t fall in love with anyone.  Jonas meets his instructor and calls him Giver. Giver and Jonas don’t like sameness and hatch a plan to let everyone know what it’s like to have freedom.  Does their plan work?  Read to find out (;

Reviewed by rainbowspongebobninja

I recommend The Giver by Lois Lowry. This book takes place in a community in the future with no war, no emotion, and no freedom. The Giver is about a boy named Jonas who was chosen to receive special training when he turned 12.  His job was supposed to be secret.  He cannot talk about his day with the Giver.  He will not be allowed to finish training if he did.  The Giver is a person who can see in the future and the past.  The Giver is very important to the community because when the council members can’t make an important decision, they ask the giver to look into the future.  If the Giver makes a bad decision or something goes wrong, the whole community fails.  Follow Jonas on his journey to become the next Giver.  I love this book; it’s sad, adventurous and exciting.  I give it five stars.  If you read this book it will make you cry.   

Reviewed by Gummybear40153