Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth

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Instant Success!- Veronica first started writing the Divergent trilogy while still a college student- The movie rights to her book sold before she graduated college in 2010. - In 2011 she sold the book to HarperCollins and it debuted in 2011 at number 6 on the New York Times best seller list.- In 2012, her second book Insurgent was released and received the number one spot on that list.

Important Events- recipient of the Goodreads 2011 Choice Award- Best of 2012 in the category Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction- Best Goodreads Author in 2012

InterestingsFacts- Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988 in New York and is the youngest of 3 children.- She credits her mother for fostering her creativity and her love of books. Roth says, "Boredom was not allowed"

- She has been writing since the age of 12, partly to help her with her anxiety problems.