Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Educated by Tara Westover (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Giver by Lois Lowry (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Legend by Marie Lu (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Misummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Want by Cindy Pon (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Amazon | Trident Booksellers)
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)
