We continue our Banned Books series, airing episodes that have been banned or challenged around the country. This week, itâs Vernica Rothâs dystopian adventure Divergent. Back in 2015, Ashland High School in Oregon banned Divergent because â according to the schoolâs online
newspaper - the book âshows a girl fighting against society which we do not want to strengthen.â What do you think? Give a listen to our discussion of Veronica Rothâs Divergent. We venture into a dystopian universe created by writer
Veronica Roth. Divergent is a tale about finding out where you fit in â and whether youâre brave enough to take a literal leap of faith. Our celebrity reader is the 2018 Ms. Senior California and a familiar voice on KUNV
Rita Pardue. Our readers are from Benjamin Trasker Middle School and we taped the episode at the Bowie, Maryland branch of the
Prince Georges County Memorial Library. Kitty Felde is host.