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Uglies

Scott Westerfeld

A teen awaiting beauty surgery discovers a rebellion that could expose the cost of her society’s perfect life.

First published 2005 · Uglies

Young AdultDystopia

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In a future society, all teenagers live as “uglies” until their sixteenth birthday, when surgery transforms them into “pretties” with perfect looks and an easy, party-filled life. Tally is counting down to that change and expects nothing more than joining her friends in the new world.

When she meets Shay, another girl who questions the system and runs away, Tally is forced into a choice between loyalty and the promise of becoming pretty. To get what she wants, she must track Shay to a hidden community outside the city and uncover what the authorities do not want her to know.

As Tally spends time among the fugitives and learns more about the society she grew up in, her certainty begins to crack. The story follows her growing awareness of the costs of conformity, the truth behind the operation, and the consequences of deciding who to trust.

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Authors
Scott Westerfeld
First published
2005
Genres
Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Teen, Adventure
Subjects
Young adult fiction · Teenage girls · Juvenile fiction · Fiction · Science fiction · Personal Beauty · Friendship · Children's fiction · Friendship, fiction · Graphic novels · Dystopias · Comic books, strips · Cartoons and comics · Graphic novel · Conformity · Teenagers · Large type books · Reading Level-Grade 7 · Reading Level-Grade 9 · Reading Level-Grade 8 · Reading Level-Grade 11 · Reading Level-Grade 10 · Reading Level-Grade 12 · Tally (Fictitious character) · Brainwashing · nyt:paperback-graphic-books=2012-04-01 · New York Times bestseller · Comics & graphic novels, science fiction · Personal appearance · Secrets · Insurgency
ISBN-13
9780689865381

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