It's been an exciting debut month for Divergent by Veronica Roth. After hitting store shelves earlier this month, it was featured as our book of the month, has hit the NYT Bestseller's list three weeks in a row, AND got its own column on Examiner.com. The brain behind the Divergent Examiner is none other than... Continue Reading →
Today marks the end of our May Book of the Month feature on Divergent by Veronica Roth -- so as always, we bring you a look back at this month's highlights: What's Your Faction? Writing Contest Want to win a copy of Divergent and some faction temporary tattoos? Then enter our What's Your Faction? Writing... Continue Reading →
Today marks the end of our May Book of the Month feature on Divergent by Veronica Roth -- so as always, we bring you a look back at this month's highlights: What's Your Faction? Writing Contest Want to win a copy of Divergent and some faction temporary tattoos? Then enter our What's Your Faction? Writing... Continue Reading →
Today, we've got a very fun guest post from the folks behind the Divergent Trilogy Fansite! If you've been enjoying our Book of the Month, be sure to check them out for even more! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * I would love to say that Divergent came to from another blogger or just landed on my doorstep... Continue Reading →
Today, we've got a very fun guest post from the folks behind the Divergent Trilogy Fansite! If you've been enjoying our Book of the Month, be sure to check them out for even more! *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â *Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â * I would love to say that Divergent came to from another blogger or just landed on my doorstep... Continue Reading →
The folks from HarperTeen have been putting together some fun goodies for Divergent by Veronica Roth, and today we want to make sure you check them all out. So here's a peek at what they have to offer: * First 100 pages: free online excerpt * Author's Official Website * Official Facebook Page * Faction... Continue Reading →
The folks from HarperTeen have been putting together some fun goodies for Divergent by Veronica Roth, and today we want to make sure you check them all out. So here's a peek at what they have to offer: * First 100 pages: free online excerpt * Author's Official Website * Official Facebook Page * Faction... Continue Reading →
Most books have multiple influences, whether the author is conscious of them or not. In Divergent, a number of them jumped out at us here at Novel Novice. Here are the main ones: "The Matrix": In Divergent, each faction member must take an aptitude test. Here's how Beatrice describes the apparatus: In the center of... Continue Reading →
Most books have multiple influences, whether the author is conscious of them or not. In Divergent, a number of them jumped out at us here at Novel Novice. Here are the main ones: "The Matrix": In Divergent, each faction member must take an aptitude test. Here's how Beatrice describes the apparatus: In the center of... Continue Reading →
Dystopian books give us so much to work with, it's almost too easy to use them in the classroom! Below are some essay prompts to get you thinking, and project ideas to keep you busy! Essay prompts: In our post on the dystopian genre, we mentioned that many books contain elements of both dystopia and... Continue Reading →
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