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Scott Westerfeld

Scott David Westerfeld is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the Uglies and the Leviathan series. [Source: Wikipedia]

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Years covered2005–2005

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Pretties

2005 · Dystopian

2 editions: Print · 2005 | eBook · 2005

About this work & edition details

The second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s international bestselling Uglies series – the global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. In Tally ’s world, looks are all that matters. And now that she’s finally undertaken the surgery to become a ‘Pretty’ , everything seems perfect: her looks are flawless, her clothes are cool, her boyfriend is totally gorgeous, and she's completely popular. But beneath the fun of non-stop parties, high-tech luxury and apparent total freedom, Tally can’t stop a nagging sense that something is wrong. Something important. Then a message from her ‘Ugly’ past arrives, forcing Tally to remember the truth she learned before her transformation, and the fun stops cold. Because the true price of this perfect world is more than Tally is willing to pay…

Print · Simon and Schuster · 2005 · English

eBook · Simon and Schuster · 2005 · English

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Uglies

2005 · Dystopian

1 edition: Print · 2011

1 adaptation: Uglies · Film · 2024

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Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix! The first installment of Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. 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 a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever.

Print · Simon and Schuster · 2011 · English

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Screen & Stage

Uglies

A world in which a compulsory operation wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty.

Film · 2024 · Released

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