A01=Scott Westerfeld
Author_Scott Westerfeld
beauty
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dystopian
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Extras
futuristic
Imposters
near future
Netflix
New York Times bestseller
plastic surgery
romance
social class
social themes
Specials
suspense
Product details
- ISBN 9781847389060
- Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 02 Mar 2010
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publication City/Country: US
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Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an 'Ugly' into a 'Pretty'. She is on the eve of this important event, and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time.
But then she meets Shay, who is also fifteen - but with a very different outlook on life. Shay isn't sure she wants to be Pretty and plans to escape to a community in the forest - the Rusty Ruins - where Uglies go to escape ' turning'. Tally won't be persuaded to join her, as this would involve sacrificing everything she's ever wanted for a lot of uncertainty...
'YA's hippest author' Scott Westerfeld is the author of the hugely popular Uglies series. As well as the Midnighters series and three stand alone YA novels, he has written five science fiction novels for adults. He and his wife, Justine, divide their time between Sydney and New York.
