Soon to be a major motion picture streaming on Netflix! The first installment of Scott Westerfelds New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies seriesa global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she cant wait. In just a few weeks shell have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, shell be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tallys new friend Shay isnt sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty worldand it isnt very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tallys choice will change her world forever.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Uglies .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2015 by Simon & Schuster .

Scott Westerfeld is a software designer and composer. He lives in New York and Sydney.