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Resurrection reading project evokes writers
Resurrection students during a recent book discussion on the school’s One School, One Book selection. | Contributed photo
Updated: December 16, 2012 6:19AM
CHICAGO — The Resurrection College Prep High School library hosted a series of discussion groups and a writing contest based on the 2012 One School, One Book selection, the New York Times bestselling novel, Divergent. Written by 24-year-old Veronica Roth, Divergent is a hypothetical novel where society has been broken into five distinct factions - the honest, the intelligent, the peaceful, the brave and the selfless. At age 16, society members must choose which sect to join - a choice that will affect the rest of their lives.
Students and staff at Resurrection have explored the themes in the book, which was selected for the One School, One Book program at Resurrection as an all-school reading project.
In conjunction with Teen Read Week, Resurrection students and staff participated in the Teen Read Creative Writing Contest, based on the novel Divergent. The student winners of the contest are Michelle McGlinn, first place for her piece titled “The Prologue”; Alani Vargas, second place for her piece titled “Deliver Us From Evil”; and Allison Liesz, third place for her untitled submission.
