Uglies

scott westerfeld

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 stunning 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....

Genres young adultdystopiascience fictionfictionfantasyromanceteenadventureaudiobookchildrens

425 pages, Paperback

First published February 8,2005

Series

Uglies

Literary awards

georgia peach book award, golden duck award, ditmar award, grand prix de limaginaire, south carolina book award, rhode island teen book award, eliot rosewater indiana high school book award, lincoln award, prix et-lisez-moi, gateway readers award,

This edition

Format: 425 pages, Paperback
Published: February 8, 2005 by Simon Pulse
ISBN: 9780689865381
ASIN: 0689865384
Language: English

Characters More characters

David Strorm

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Tally Youngblood

The main character of Scott Westerfelds Uglies trilogy, Tally Youngblood is a brave, courageous girl who took down the Uglies/Pretties/Specials regime.more...
Shay

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Peris

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Dr. Cable

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About the author

scott westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld is a New York Times bestselling author of YA. He is best known for the Uglies and Leviathan series. His current series, IMPOSTORS, returns to the world of Uglies.

The next book in that series, MIRROR'S EDGE, comes out April 6, 2021.