Uglies
Readers rate it 3.6 (757 on Hardcover)
458 pages · Released Feb 8, 2005 · Simon Pulse
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A note for parents
Uglies is a thought-provoking dystopian YA novel that explores themes of conformity, identity, and resistance through an engaging adventure. While the plot involves some danger and moral complexity, violence is not graphic and the book's primary appeal lies in its social critique and character growth. The story raises mature thematic questions about body image and societal control that resonate with teen readers, though younger middle-grade readers may find some concepts unsettling.
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From the publisher
Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you... Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever
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- Juvenile Fiction
- A mix driven
- Weak Character Development
- Strong Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- Loveable Characters
- Plot driven
- Diverse Characters
- Character driven
- adventure
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9780689865381 · Simon Pulse