![]() ![]() Once Tally learns this, she starts on a mission to end the practice and free those who have been made simpleminded. ![]() In the case of Uglies, Tally, like all other 16-year-olds, is destined to have surgery that will turn her from an “ugly” to a “pretty.” But there’s more to the surgery than cosmetics-it also includes brain surgery that makes citizens vapid and compliant. Our heroine is in line with the society’s wishes and standards until she discovers the truth behind it all and begins to fight back and work to dismantle the system. The plot is like many other young adult dystopian novels: a girl (of course) is born into a society that overly controls and classifies its citizens. Her story is called Uglies.įirst published in 2005, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld is something of an enigma-at least to me. She’s up close, but we only see half her face. A girl with striking blue eyes and dark tawny hair peeks from behind large, textured leaves. ![]() If you were a teen reading in the mid-aughts, chances are you came across an intriguing cover at the library or bookstore. ![]()
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