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Veronica Roth

Author of Divergent

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Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988 in New York. She graduated from Northwestern University's creative writing program. She is a full-time author whose books include Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. Divergent was adapted into a movie in 2014. In 2015 Insurgent made The New York Time Best Seller List. She also wrote four short stories from Divergent's character, Tobias Eaton's point of view. That book, entitled Four: A Divergent Collection, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. She wrote Carve the Mark which made the bestseller list in February 2017. The Fates Divided, which is the sequel to Carve the Mark, was publised April 2018. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Divergent… (more)
Divergent 23,964 copies, 1,413 reviews
Insurgent 15,222 copies, 663 reviews
Allegiant 12,674 copies, 503 reviews
Four: A Divergent Collection 4,656 copies, 95 reviews
Carve the Mark 2,293 copies, 55 reviews
The Fates Divide 865 copies, 14 reviews
Chosen Ones 818 copies, 30 reviews
Divergent Series Complete Box Set 786 copies, 23 reviews
The Transfer 498 copies, 40 reviews
The Initiate 276 copies, 7 reviews
Ark 250 copies, 23 reviews
The Traitor 238 copies, 4 reviews
Divergent [2014 film] (Original book) 523 copies, 2 reviews
Summer Days and Summer Nights (Contributor) 395 copies, 25 reviews
Insurgent [2015 film] (Original novel) 364 copies, 1 review
Shards and Ashes (Contributor) 244 copies, 11 reviews
Three Sides of a Heart: Stories About Love Triangles (Contributor) 97 copies, 4 reviews
Wastelands: The New Apocalypse (Contributor) 82 copies, 3 reviews
Forward Collection (Contributor) 20 copies, 1 review
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Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her debut New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy, consisting of Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant; and Four: A Divergent Collection.

Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988 in New York City, and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother has since remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.
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