March has arrived, and that means the eagerly anticipated film adaptation DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth is finally here! And with it comes a whole new crop of books based on the bestselling series. THE DIVERGENT COMPANION by Lois H. Gresh takes fans deeper into the world of Tris and Tobias, exploring major themes, answering burning questions and explaining how Roth’s dystopian world might work. DIVERGENT THINKING edited by Leah Wilson is a collection of essays by top YA authors about the ideas and themes explored in Divergent, from the biology of fear to factions’ similarities to one of psychology’s most prominent personality models.  Both of these books are sure to get fans ready (or more impatient) for the film, which comes out March 21st.  

In Theaters:

Divergent
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Theo James, Ansel Elgort
Director: Neil Burger
Distributor: Red Wagon Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Based On: DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

Divergentis a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four (Theo James) and find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late.

On DVD:

The Book Thief
Cast: Rogen Allam, Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
Director: Brian Percival
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Based on: THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusack

Set during World War II in Germany, this film is based on Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking novel. It tells the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist --- books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.

Geography Club
Cast: Cameron Deane Stewart, Justin Deeley, Andrew Caldwell, Allie Gonino, Meaghan Martin, Ally Maki
Director: Gary Entin
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Based on: GEOGRAPHY CLUB by Brent Hartinger

This film is based on Brent Hartinger's debut novel, the first of a series about Russel Middlebrook.  It’s a fast-paced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school and the even more dangerous landscape of the human heart.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
Director: Francis Lawrence
Distributor: Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: PG-13
DVD Release: March 7^th
Based On: CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss, senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) --- a competition that could change Panem forever.