Uglies
- Themes
- Beauty standards, Bodily autonomy, Friendship and loyalty
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in societies that enforce physical transformation
- Readers drawn to friendship tested by conflicting choices
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In Tally's world, everyone gets to be transformed from ugly to gorgeous on their sixteenth birthday, but Tally's friend Shay would rather risk life on the outside than be operated on, and when she runs away, the authorities make Tally find her friend and turn her in. Original. Read more
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Magic & Fantasy
- New Experiences
- Authors
- Scott Westerfeld
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
- Published
- February 8, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure