Pretties
Readers rate it 3.6 (418 on Hardcover)
370 pages · Released Nov 1, 2005 · Simon Pulse
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Pretties parent’s guide: what’s inside
LGBTQ+ themes
Substance use
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A note for parents
Pretties is the second book in Westerfeld's Uglies dystopian series and explores themes of conformity, free will, and identity in a visually obsessed future society. The story involves some physical conflict and surveillance/control elements, but violence is not graphic. The main concerns are psychological—brainwashing, manipulation, and the loss of autonomy—which may resonate more deeply with older teens questioning societal pressures. The book rewards critical thinking and independence, making it suitable for mature middle-grade and teen readers.
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From the publisher
Finally surgically transformed into a "pretty," sixteen-year-old Tally, now gorgeous and programmed to think only happy thoughts, is plagued by tangled memories of living in the Smoke, a rebel colony of "ugly" runaways hiding from the Special Circumstances authorities. Finally surgically transformed into a "pretty," sixteen-year-old Tally, now gorgeous and programmed to think only happy thoughts, is plagued by tangled memories of living in the Smoke, a rebel colony of "ugly" runaways hiding from the Special Circumstances authorities.
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- Futuristic
- adventure
- Not Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Strong Character Development
- Character driven
- Adventurous
- tense
- reflective
- dark
- mysterious
- Young Adult
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ISBN 9780689865398 · Simon Pulse