Veronica Roth

About

Veronica Anne Roth (born August 19, 1988) is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her bestselling Divergent trilogy which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

== Personal and early life ==
Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988, in New York City, and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.
Roth is of German and Polish descent. She says of her father: “He had a job, and worked far away. Now I have a good relationship with my stepdad.” Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Roth learned about Christianity by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has since stayed with it.
Roth went to Grove Avenue Elementary School, Barrington Middle School (Prairie Campus), and Barrington High School. After one year at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern…