Insurgent — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceCentral
- Scary contentSupporting
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- Religion
- Race & culture
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- Sexual content
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- Gender & orientation
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- Profanity
- Profanity: The sources describe the plot but say nothing about the book's language.
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent.
A hit with both teen and adult readers, Insurgent is the action-packed, emotional adventure that inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and Octavia Spencer.
The paperback edition includes special bonus content by Veronica Roth.
As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago all around her, Tris attempts to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Plus don't miss Veronica Roth’s thrilling novel Carve the Mark.
Frequently asked questions
Is Insurgent appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The story is a civil war with shootings, stabbings, executions, torture and pitched battles, which a review calls graphic. The book includes constant pursuit, torture, mind-controlled soldiers and forced suicide attempts, and a review calls its violence grisly.
Does Insurgent have violence?
Found (Central): The story is a civil war with shootings, stabbings, executions, torture and pitched battles, which a review calls graphic.
Does Insurgent have scary content?
Found (Supporting): The book includes constant pursuit, torture, mind-controlled soldiers and forced suicide attempts, and a review calls its violence grisly.
Does Insurgent have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Insurgent have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Insurgent have profanity?
Couldn't confirm: The sources describe the plot but say nothing about the book's language.
Does Insurgent have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Insurgent have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Insurgent have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Insurgent have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
