Pivot Point
By Kasie West
Reviewed by Reece
Pivot Point is about a 16 year old girl who lives in a
place called “the compound”, a top secret facility only the residents can know
about. All the residents can use every part of their brain. Meaning they each
have certain abilities, for example: Telepathy, Telekinesis, Mass Manipulation,
Mood Manipulator, Memory Eraser, etc. None of that super hero strength,
although there is a small amount of people who can run faster than other
residents, but that’s the closest they’ve come to what we think of as super
hero powers.
The main character Addison’s ability is called
Divergence or Divergent (Sounds familiar?). It’s where she can see two paths
into her own future; she chooses which ever has the best outcome.
When she comes home from school, her parents give her
the news of their upcoming divorce. Addie is devastated. Her parents tell her
to choose which parent she wants to live with. Her dad, who is going into the Norm
world and away from the compound, meaning a new school and a new life; or her
mom where she’ll stay in the compound, with her best friend, and other ability
users.
