Book Two · The Divided Series
Caged

About the book
Rose never meant to become a threat. She only wanted answers.
Publisher’s Weekly’s BookLife Reviews calls Caged “a compelling, all-too-relevant novel for older teens or young adults.”
Selected for the FRA’s elite physics training program, Rose was supposed to be one of the lucky ones — a future secured, a place within the regime’s carefully constructed order. But the deeper she studies, the more the program’s polished surface begins to crack. The science doesn’t add up. The rules don’t make sense. And the people asking the same questions as Rose have a way of disappearing. When she digs too deep, she finds a truth so explosive it could bring the entire regime to its knees.
Dr. Weber, Queenstown’s iron-fisted dean of college, isn’t about to let a curious girl unravel everything he’s built. His orders are swift and brutal — silence Rose before she reaches anyone who will listen. Taken, caged, and broken down in ways she never imagined surviving, Rose discovers that the regime’s cruelty has no floor. But neither does her courage.
They thought they could break her. They forgot she already knew how to survive in a cage.
Perfect for fans of dark, high-stakes science fiction like Divergent, The Hunger Games, or Legend.
Content notes
Political violence, genocide, racist agendas, torture; written with restraint — never reveling in cruelty.
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Reviews
“Memorable, heartfelt, and entertaining, author CC Robinson’s Caged is a must-read addition to the Divided series and a fantastic dystopian YA thriller.”
— Author Anthony Avina
“A must read for fans of dystopian novels.”
— WhatYouTolkienAbout
“The emotions I as a reader experienced — there was anger, lots of fear, a sadness that took a while to go, but there was also hope and joy and at times laughter.”
— Sarah Reads
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March 2025 · NBC House of Mystery Radio ‚≠ê — with Al Warren
January 2026 · Books4Guys — with Chris Clinard
December 2025 · Midweek Drive — with Alex
October 2025 · Fully Booked Podcast · Episode 195 — with Craig Tuch and Roland Hulme
September 2025 · Teatime with Miss Liz — with Miss Liz
July 2025 · Lou’s Reviews The Writers Podcast · Episode 107 — with Lou Sytsema
July 2025 · She Blurbs Podcast — with Brook N Wright
June 2025 · Author Talk Podcast — with Aimee Ravichandran
May 2025 · Book Lights · Season 17 Episode 11 — with Lisa Kessler
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December 2025 · Jingle Books — Facebook feature with Black Forest Media
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September 2025 · The Indie View — Blog interview
Book Notions — Blog interview with Bianca
July 2025 · Mandy Eve Barnett — Blog interview
July 2025 · Escape with a Writer — Blog interview
June 2025 · This Or That Author Interview — Blog interview with Heather Weidner
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