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Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed mother Barbara Ross away from religion. Veronica Roth learned about the Christian religion by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it.<ref name=ChiTribune/>
Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed mother Barbara Ross away from religion. Veronica Roth learned about the Christian religion by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it.<ref name=ChiTribune/>


Roth graduated from [[Barrington High School (Lake County, Illinois)|Barrington High School]].<Ref name="bar1">{{cite web |url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/05/roth.html |author=Leopold, Wendy |date=5 May 2010 |title=A Book Contract Already! Weinberg undergraduate gets a three-book deal from HarperCollins |publisher=Northwestern.edu |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref> After attending a year of college at [[Carleton College]], she transferred to [[Northwestern University]] for its creative writing program.<ref name=ChiTribune/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laprovinciadicremona.it/cultura/letture/le-novita-editoriali/veronica-roth-divergent-1.176008 |title=Veronica Roth - 'Divergent' (Italian) (|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovinciadicremona.it%2Fcultura%2Fletture%2Fle-novita-editoriali%2Fveronica-roth-divergent-1.176008)}}{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> She is married to photographer Nelson Fitch.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Bock|first=Cathy and David|title=Veronica and Nelson Married |url=http://cathydavidphoto.com/chicago-photographer-weddings/evanston-illinois-wedding-photography-womens-club |publisher=Cathy and David Photographers}}</ref> They reside in the Chicago area.<ref name=ChiTribune/>
Roth graduated from [[Barrington High School (Lake County, Illinois)|Barrington High School]].<Ref name="bar1">{{cite web |url=http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/05/roth.html |author=Leopold, Wendy |date=5 May 2010 |title=A Book Contract Already! Weinberg undergraduate gets a three-book deal from HarperCollins |publisher=Northwestern.edu |accessdate=29 August 2013}}</ref> After attending a year of college at [[Carleton College]], she transferred to [[Northwestern University]] for its creative writing program.<ref name=ChiTribune/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laprovinciadicremona.it/cultura/letture/le-novita-editoriali/veronica-roth-divergent-1.176008 |title=Veronica Roth - 'Divergent' (Italian) (|url=http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovinciadicremona.it%2Fcultura%2Fletture%2Fle-novita-editoriali%2Fveronica-roth-divergent-1.176008)}}{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> She is married to photographer Nelson Fitch.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Bock|first=Cathy and David|title=Veronica and Nelson Married |url=http://cathydavidphoto.com/chicago-photographer-weddings/evanston-illinois-wedding-photography-womens-club |publisher=Cathy and David Photographers}}</ref> They reside in the Chicago area.<ref name=ChiTribune/> she loves eating cookies with her stuffed teddy bear on hot summer days. She also eats shushi imported from Japan with her son, eric roth.


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

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Veronica Roth
File:Veronica Roth 2013 Comic-Con.jpg
Veronica Roth at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1988-08-19) August 19, 1988 (age 36)
New York
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
GenreYoung Adult, Dystopian
Notable worksDivergent trilogy
Website
http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com

Veronica Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American author known for her debut New York Times Bestselling novels Divergent and Insurgent. Her third book titled Allegiant, completing the Divergent trilogy, was released on October 22, 2013. She is the recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Book of 2011 and the 2012 Goodreads winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction.[2][3]

Career

Roth is best known for her trilogy of novels: Divergent; its sequel, Insurgent; and Allegiant. It was released on October 22, 2013.[4]

She is the recipient of the Goodreads 2011 Choice Award and the Best of 2012 in the category Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction and also Best Goodreads Author in 2012.[2][3][5] Roth wrote her first book, Divergent, while on winter break in her senior year at Northwestern University.[1] Her career took off rapidly with the success of her first novel, with the movie rights sold before she graduated college.[6][7]

Roth has sold the film rights to the Divergent series to Summit Entertainment.[8][9][10] Filming of Divergent, an adaptation of the first book in the series, was started in April 2013.

Veronica Roth wrote four short stories from Tobias Eaton’s point of view. The Transfer is the first of four short stories, which tells some of Tobias's life prior to Divergent. It was released on September 3, 2013.[11] The second story, to be released December 17, 2013, is titled The Initiate.[12] All four stories will be released February 11, 2014 under the title Four: A Divergent Story Collection unabridged.[13]

Life

Roth was born in New York and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois.[14] Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington, Illinois.[14][15] 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 landscape companies.[1][14] Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.[14]

Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed mother Barbara Ross away from religion. Veronica Roth learned about the Christian religion by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it.[1]

Roth graduated from Barrington High School.[16] After attending a year of college at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern University for its creative writing program.[1][17] She is married to photographer Nelson Fitch.[18] They reside in the Chicago area.[1] she loves eating cookies with her stuffed teddy bear on hot summer days. She also eats shushi imported from Japan with her son, eric roth.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Christopher Borrelli (22 October 2013). "The next YA superstar?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Results for Favorite Book of 2011". Goodreads.com.
  3. ^ a b "Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction, 2012 award". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. ^ USA Today (April 17, 2013). "Veronica Roth 'Divergent' video reveal: Book 3 is ..." USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Best Goodreads Author in 2012". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  6. ^ Truitt, Brian (March 29, 2012). "Exclusive trailer and interview: 'Insurgent' by Veronica Roth". USA Today. Retrieved 12 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Dominus, Susan (May 12, 2011). "In This Dystopia, Teens Must Choose Wisely". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Crowder, Courtney (2012). "Chicago novelist sells film rights". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Mali Elfman (2011-07-21). "Comic-Con 2011: Veronica Roth from Divergent Press Conference". Screencrave.com. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  10. ^ Kung, Michelle (July 23, 2011). "'Divergent' Author Veronica Roth on Her Film Adaptation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 April 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "The Transfer: A Divergent Story". HarperTeen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  12. ^ "The Initiate: A Divergent Story unabridged". HarperTeen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Four". HarperTeen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d Natalie Wainwright (5 July 2011). "'Divergent': A Bestseller Built in Evanston".
  15. ^ Lizluby (6 October 2013). "365BarringtonTV Interviews DIVERGENT Author Veronica Roth". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  16. ^ Leopold, Wendy (5 May 2010). "A Book Contract Already! Weinberg undergraduate gets a three-book deal from HarperCollins". Northwestern.edu. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Veronica Roth - 'Divergent' (Italian) (".[dead link]
  18. ^ Bock, Cathy and David. "Veronica and Nelson Married". Cathy and David Photographers.
  19. ^ Roth, Veronica (February 19, 2013). "Excerpt from "Hearken," from the Shards and Ashes anthology!". Veronica Roth. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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