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In Tally's world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty comes with a terrible price. She vowed to accept the operation, but with the understanding that her friends on the outside would rescue her, and let her be the guinea pig for the experimental and highly dangerous cure they're developing.

But in the second book of the Uglies series, Tally's Pretty. And everything's changed. The new, Pretty Tally is totally happy right where she is. She doesn't think she needs any kind of cure at all. When someone from her Ugly life shows up with a message, Tally has a hard time listening. Did she really promise to give all this up? Is she bound by a promise she made when she was a different person? If there is anything left of the old Tally, how will she fight her way out to keep her word and help her friends?

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Tally, the star of Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (which PW said, "raises thought- provoking issues") is now one of the Pretties, thanks to an operation that everyone from Uglyville gets when they turn 16, and which makes them gorgeous. In this sequel, a letter Tally discovers from her "former" self raises disturbing questions about what else may have occurred during the procedure. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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This gripping sequel to Uglies begins as Tally is enjoying her new life as a pretty. She's with her best friends Shay and Peris again, she has a gorgeous new boyfriend named Zane, and she's about to join the most sought-after clique in New Pretty Town. But when she receives a message from her old friends in the Smoke, she's reminded of her mission: to test a cure for the brain surgery that dulls the minds of pretties. She and Zane share the cure, which clears their minds but makes Zane dangerously ill. The couple teaches the rest of their clique how to keep their minds clear without the cure. But with her newly clear mind, Shay remembers Tally's betrayal of the Smoke and breaks off to form a violent new clique of her own. Now hiding from Shay as well as the authorities, Tally and her friends must plan a daring escape from New Pretty Town--before it's too late for Zane. Pretties continues to ask questions about friendship and betrayal, while building one of the most fascinating worlds in recent SF. It pulls no punches, gives no easy answers, and ends with a shocking cliffhanger that will leave you counting the days until the final book. (Sequel to Uglies). KLIATT Codes: JS*--Exceptional book, recommended for junior and senior high school students. 2005, Simon & Schuster, 370p., Ages 12 to 18.
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ISBN-13: 9780689865398
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Pages: 384
Age range: 12 - 14 Years
Lexile: 860L (what's this?)
Series: Uglies Series, #2
Product dimensions: 5.06 (w) x 7.00 (h) x 1.02 (d)

Meet the Author

Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld's teen novels include the Uglies series, the Midnighters trilogy, The Last Days, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and the sequel to Peeps. Scott was born in Texas, and alternates summers between Sydney, Australia, and New York City.

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Pretties

By Scott Westerfeld

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Copyright © 2005 Scott Westerfeld
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ISBN: 0689865392

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CRIMINAL

Getting dressed was always the hardest part of the afternoon.

The invitation to Valentino Mansion said semiformal, but it was the semi part that was tricky. Like a night without a party, "semi" opened up too many possibilities. Bad enough for boys, for whom it could mean jacket and tie (skipping the tie with certain kinds of collars), or all white and shirtsleeves (but only on summer afternoons), or any number of longcoats, waistcoats, tailcoats, kilts, or really nice sweaters. For girls, though, the definition simply exploded, as definitions usually did here in New Pretty Town.

Tally almost preferred formal white-tie or black-tie parties. The clothes were less comfortable and the parties no fun until everyone got drunk, but at least you didn't have to think so hard about getting dressed.

"Semiformal, semiformal," she said, her eyes drifting over the expanse of her open closet, the carousel stuttering back and forth as it tried to keep up with Tally's random eyemouse clicks, setting clothes swaying on their hangers. Yes, "semi" was definitely a bogus word.

"Is it even a word?" Tally asked aloud. "'Semi'?" It felt strange in her mouth, which was dry as cotton because of last night.

"Only half of one," the room said, probably thinking it was clever.

"Figures," Tally muttered.

She collapsed back onto her bed and stared up at the ceiling, feeling the room threaten to spin a little. It didn't seem fair, having to get worked up over half a word. "Make it go away," she said.

The room misunderstood, and slid shut the wall over her closet. Tally didn't have the strength to explain that she'd really meant her hangover, which was sprawled in her head like an overweight cat, sullen and squishy and disinclined to budge.

Last night, she and Peris had gone skating with a bunch of other Crims, trying out the new rink hovering over Nefertiti Stadium. The sheet of ice, held aloft by a grid of lifters, was thin enough to see through, and was kept transparent by a horde of little Zambonies darting among the skaters like nervous water bugs. The fireworks exploding in the stadium below made it glow like some kind of schizoid stained glass that changed colors every few seconds.

They all had to wear bungee jackets in case anyone broke through. No one ever did, of course, but the thought that at any moment the world could fall away with a sudden crack kept Tally drinking plenty of champagne.

Zane, who was pretty much the leader of the Crims, got bored and tipped a whole bottle onto the ice. He said that alcohol had a lower freezing point than water, so it might send someone tumbling down into the fireworks. But he hadn't poured out enough to save Tally's head this morning.

The room made the special sound that meant another Crim was calling.

"Hey."

"Hey, Tally."

"Shay-la!" Tally struggled up onto one elbow. "I need help!"

"The party? I know."

"What's the deal with semiformal, anyway?"

Shay laughed. "Tally-wa, you are so missing. Didn't you get the ping?"

"What ping?"

"It went out hours ago."

Tally glanced at her interface ring, still on her bedside table. She never wore it at night, an old habit from when she'd been an ugly, sneaking out all the time. It sat there softly pulsing, still muted for sleeptime. "Oh. Just woke up."

"Well forget semi anything. They changed the bash to fancy dress. We have to come up with costumes!"

Tally checked the time: just before five in the afternoon. "What, in three hours?"

"Yeah, I know. I'm all over the place with mine. It's so shaming. Can I come down?"

"Please."

"In five?"

"Sure. Bring breakfast. Bye."

Tally let her head fall back onto the pillow. The bed was spinning like a hoverboard now, the day just starting and already wiping out.

She slipped on her interface ring and listened angrily as the ping played, saying that no one would be admitted tonight without a really bubbly costume. Three hours to come up with something decent, and everyone else had a huge head start.

Sometimes, it felt like being a real criminal had been much, much simpler.

Shay had breakfast in tow: lobster omelettes, toast, hash browns, corn fritters, grapes, chocolate muffins, and Bloodies -- more food than a whole packet of calorie purgers could erase. The overburdened tray shivered in the air, its lifters trembling like a littlie arriving at school, first day ever.

"Um, Shay? Are we going as blimps or something?"

Shay giggled. "No, but you sounded bad. And you have to be bubbly tonight. All the Crims are coming to vote you in."

"Great, bubbly." Tally sighed, relieving the tray of a Bloody Mary. She frowned at the first sip. "Not salty enough."

"No problem," Shay said, scraping off the caviar decorating an omelette and stirring it in.

"Ew, fishy!"

"Caviar is good with anything." Shay took another spoonful and put it straight into her mouth, closing her eyes to chew the little fish eggs. She twisted her ring to start some music.

Tally swallowed and drank more Bloody, which at least stopped the room from spinning. The chocolate muffins were starting to smell good. Then she'd move on to the hash browns. Then the omelette; she might even try the caviar. Breakfast was the meal when Tally most felt like she had to make up for the time she'd lost out in the wild. A good breakfast binge made her feel in control, as if a storm of city-made tastes could erase the months of stews and SpagBol.

The music was new and made her heart beat faster. "Thanks, Shay-la. You are totally life-saving."

"No problem, Tally-wa."

"So where were you last night, anyway?"

Shay just smiled, like she'd done something bad.

"What? New boy?"

Shay shook her head. Batted her eyes.

"You didn't surge again, did you?" Tally asked, and Shay giggled. "You did. You're not supposed to more than once a week. Could you be any more missing?"

"It's okay, Tally-wa. Just local."

"Where?" Shay's face didn't look any different. Was the surgery hidden under her pajamas?

"Look closer." Shay's long lashes fluttered again.

Tally leaned forward, staring into the perfect copper eyes, wide and speckled with jewel dust, and her heart beat still faster. A month after coming to New Pretty Town, Tally was still awestruck by other pretties' eyes. They were so huge and welcoming, bright with interest. Shay's lush pupils seemed to murmur, I'm listening to you. You fascinate me. They narrowed down the world to only Tally, all alone in the radiance of Shay's attention.

It was even weirder with Shay, because Tally had known her back in ugly days, before the operation had made her this way.

"Closer."

Tally took a steadying breath, the room spinning again, but in a good way. She gestured for the windows to transpare a little more, and in the sunlight she saw the new additions. "Ooh, pretty-making."

Bolder than all the other implanted glitter, twelve tiny rubies ringed each of Shay's pupils, glowing softly red against emerald irises.

"Bubbly, huh?"

"Yeah. But hang on...are the bottom-left ones different?" Tally squinted harder. One jewel in each eye seemed to be flickering, a tiny white candle in the coppery depths.

"It's five o'clock!" Shay said. "Get it?"

It took Tally a second to remember how to read the big clock tower in the center of town. "Um, but that's seven. Wouldn't bottom-right be five o'clock?"

Shay snorted. "They run counterclockwise, silly. I mean, so boring otherwise."

A laugh bubbled up in Tally. "So wait. You have jewels in your eyes? And they tell time? And they go backward? Isn't that maybe one thing too many, Shay?"

Tally immediately regretted what she'd said. The expression that clouded Shay's face was tragic, sucking away the radiance of a moment before. She looked about to cry, except without puffy eyes or a red nose. New surge was always a delicate topic, like a new hairstyle, almost.

"You hate them," Shay softly accused.

"Of course I don't. Like I said: totally pretty-making."

"Really?"

"Very. And it's good they go backward."

Shay's smile returned, and Tally breathed a sigh of relief, still not believing herself. It was the kind of mistake only brand-new pretties made, and she'd had the operation over a month ago. Why was she still saying bogus things? If she made a comment like that tonight, one of the Crims might vote against her. It only took one veto to shut you out.

And then she'd be alone, almost like running away again.

Shay said, "Maybe we should go as clock towers tonight, in honor of my new eyeballs."

Tally laughed, knowing the lame joke meant she was forgiven. She and Shay had been through a lot together, after all. "Have you talked to Peris and Fausto?"

Shay nodded. "They said we're all supposed to dress criminal. They've got an idea already, but it's secret."

"That's so bogus. Like they were such bad boys. All they ever did in the ugly days was sneak out and maybe cross the river a few times. They never even made it to the Smoke."

The song ended just then, and Tally's last word fell into sudden silence. She tried to think of what to say, but the conversation just faded out, like fireworks in a dark sky. The next song seemed to take a long time to start.

When it did, she was relieved and said, "Crim costumes should be easy, Shay-la. We're the two biggest criminals in town."

Continues...

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Introduction

Uglies/Pretties/Specials

by Scott Westerfeld

About the Books

Living in a future where sixteen-year-olds are surgically transformed from "uglies" to "pretties," Tally Youngblood struggles with a choice: to become beautiful and content forever, or to leave the world she knows and keep her own face. Tally's decisions bring her to both locations as well as others she'd never dreamed of, but they also get her in and out of trouble, and force her to grow and change and learn. Westerfeld's books have won many nominations and awards as well as a huge fan following of teens everywhere. Uglies was named a 2006 Best Book for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.

Discussion Topics

On your sixteenth birthday, how would you feel about being forced to have the surgery to become pretty? Would you feel like Tally — looking forward to being beautiful and bubbly — or like Shay — wanting to escape the surgery and stay ugly, but remain herself? If your best friend asked you to not have the surgery, what do think you would have chosen to do?

What elements of the Smoke remind you of a camping trip you've taken or one you've seen on TV or in a movie? What advice would you give the Smokies about living in the wild?

Tally has three important guys in her life: Peris, David and Zane. How does her relationship with each of the three effect her decisions at different points in the story? Which of the three do you think made the greatest impact on Tally?

Compare Tally's society with our society today. What are the similarities between Dr. Cable's controls and our owngovernment? Just as Tally and her friends were brought up learning about the failure of the Rusties' society, what lessons can be learned from the future portrayed in the series?

The author created new worlds, new technology and new language for the books. Which location — New Pretty Town, the Smoke, or Diego — would you want to make your home? Which of Tally's futuristic possessions — a hoverboard, a sneak suit, SpagBol — would you like to own? What were your favorite slang words in the series?

What do you think was the pivotal point in each of the three books? What would you change about them?

What are Tally's strongest assets and her tragic flaws? What about Shay? David? Zane?

Is Dr.Cable a protagonist or an antagonist? At what points in the series does she seem more good than evil or more evil than good? Does she have the best interests of the people of Pretty Town at heart or is she simply trying to gain power and prestige?

If the Uglies series was made into a movie, who would you cast to play the part of Tally? Shay? David? Zane? Peris? Dr. Cable? Where in the world do you think it should be filmed? Who would be the best director for this project?

Who was your favorite character in the series? How did you feel about how they ended up at the end of Specials? Which character do you think is the most like you or your friends?

Imagine that David decided to live in the city of Diego. What challenges would he face there, having grown up in the wild? What would a day in the life of David in Diego be like? Do you think he'd get used to his new life, or decide to return to his old one?

Where do you see Tally two years after the end of Specials? How about Shay? Peris? What do you think Pretty Town and Diego would be like two years later?

Activities

Design your own hoverboard. First make a blueprint including what kinds of gadgets you would include in its secret compartments, then make a prototype using cardboard, paper towel rolls, markers, etc.

Act out a scene from one of the books. Assign parts to each participant and choose your favorite scene — maybe Tally's first trip to New Pretty Town to visit Peris, the invasion of the Smoke by Special Circumstances, or the destruction of the Armory.

Put a pretty spin on a sport (think about the suspended ice skating rink in Pretties) and come up with your own bubbly rules and regulations.

Put yourself in Dr. Cable's shoes. Take turns telling the Specials story from her point of view and include what you think her motives were behind her actions in the previous two books.

Design your own Smoke fashions, Diego surge or sneak suits. What materials found in the wild could you use to fit in at the Smoke? In Diego, would you have a snake for a pinky? How would you use your sneak suit in your everyday life?

Debate the benefits of Pretty Town versus the Smoke versus Diego. Form three teams — one pro-Diego, one pro-Smoke and one pro-Pretty Town — and discuss the positives and negatives of each.

Look at the covers of Uglies, Pretties and Specials. Then re-draw your own version of each of the covers highlighting your favorite scene from each book.

Reading Group Guide

Uglies/Pretties/Specials

by Scott Westerfeld

About the Books

Discussion Topics

On your sixteenth birthday, how would you feel about being forced to have the surgery to become pretty? Would you feel like Tally -- looking forward to being beautiful and bubbly -- or like Shay -- wanting to escape the surgery and stay ugly, but remain herself? If your best friend asked you to not have the surgery, what do think you would have chosen to do?

What elements of the Smoke remind you of a camping trip you've taken or one you've seen on TV or in a movie? What advice would you give the Smokies about living in the wild?

Compare Tally's society with our society today. What are the similarities between Dr. Cable's controls and our own government? Just as Tally and her friends were brought up learning about the failure of the Rusties' society, what lessons can be learned from the future portrayed in the series?

The author created new worlds, new technology and new language for the books. Which location -- New Pretty Town, the Smoke, or Diego -- would you want to make your home? Which of Tally's futuristic possessions -- a hoverboard, a sneak suit, SpagBol -- would you like to own? What were your favorite slang words in the series?

What do you think was the pivotal point in each of the three books? What would you change about them?

What are Tally's strongest assets and her tragic flaws? What about Shay? David? Zane?

Who was your favorite character in the series? How did you feel about how they ended up at the end of Specials? Which character do you think is the most like you or your friends?

Where do you see Tally two years after the end of Specials? How about Shay? Peris? What do you think Pretty Town and Diego would be like two years later?

Activities

Act out a scene from one of the books. Assign parts to each participant and choose your favorite scene -- maybe Tally's first trip to New Pretty Town to visit Peris, the invasion of the Smoke by Special Circumstances, or the destruction of the Armory.

Put a pretty spin on a sport (think about the suspended ice skating rink in Pretties) and come up with your own bubbly rules and regulations.

Put yourself in Dr. Cable's shoes. Take turns telling the Specials story from her point of view and include what you think her motives were behind her actions in the previous two books.

Debate the benefits of Pretty Town versus the Smoke versus Diego. Form three teams -- one pro-Diego, one pro-Smoke and one pro-Pretty Town -- and discuss the positives and negatives of each.

Look at the covers of Uglies, Pretties and Specials. Then re-draw your own version of each of the covers highlighting your favorite scene from each book.

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kels10

Posted October 21, 2009

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Is being pretty really the most important thing?

Filled with fantasy, this book is amazing! Tally used to be an ugly but not anymore. Theres a new Tally now who is totally gorgeous and has the hottest boyfriend around. But when she finds out the truth about being pretty will she want to stay that way? I would recomend this book to pretty much anyone. You should especially read this if you're into fantasy. Once you start reading this you can't put it down. I loved this book, so i read the whole series. It uses lots of figurative language, and the author makes you feel as if you're part of the book. Mental images roll through your head the whole time you're reading it. Be sure to read the whole series: uglies,pretties,specials, and extras!

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marmoora121

Posted April 20, 2010

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Ugly Pretties?

I'm hooked. Against my will, I've become hooked into the Uglies series. My friend forced me to read it, and now I love it! Following the tradition of Uglies, Pretties drags readers into a brand new world that, as pretty as it seems, hides many ugly secrets. Follow the journey of Tally as she finds a new love, and meets old enemies. It's the journey of life, but the question remains: how many chances at a life can Tally have, before it's too late? The book is shocking, and a thrill that can't be put down. Pick up your copy and jump into the not-so-pretty world of Pretties today!

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Anonymous

Posted December 30, 2009

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Just A Bad Sequel

I fell in love with the first book in the series, UGLIES, and when I finished it I couldnt wait to buy PRETTIES. I was so excited but only for that excitement and let it be turned into dissapointment! Tally ends up practically obssesed Zane, and she completely forgets about David! In my opinion, the book was JACKED UP!!! I WOUDLNT RECOMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE!!!!!

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KaylaNicole_MusicLover

Posted December 9, 2009

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Pretty Good (haha pun)

I found that Pretties was not as good as Uglies. I also found that it kind of drug on in parts. I also found I like David quite a bit more than I like Zane. Not that anyone reading really cares about my opinion. But that is what I think. Read it if you want more from the series. I just found it a bit disappointing.

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WordCandie

Posted September 13, 2009

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Excellent Sequel

I'm not Westerfeld's target demographic, but he writes complex and engrossing novels that appeal to me nonetheless. I loved watching Tally's character evolve in Pretties as she realized everything she'd hoped for turned out out not to meet her expectations following her experience with the Smokies. This story captures the conflict we all experience in adolescence between what we believe about the world and the realities of it. The exploration of a possible future dystopia is so well described that I feel as if I could purchase my own hoverboard and crash bracelets!

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BYS

Posted September 7, 2009

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Strong But Similar Sequel

Despite the constant parties, fun, and clothes in her new life as a pretty, Tally can't help but know in the back of her mind what her old life was like. Chopping trees, getting hoverboard scrapes, and outdoor toilets. I mean, ewww. But her faded memories are confirmed when she gets a letter from her past self telling her that being pretty is almost like living with an empty head, and follows the instructions to become real again. But now a secretive government group has figured out that Tally's mind isn't as blank as she pretends, and they're coming to get her. No matter what it takes.

I'm not sure how he does it, but Scott Westerfeld somehow combined aspects of today's teen troubles (such as drugs and cutting) and stick them into a futuristic, dystopian-in-a-way world in a context that's different but still makes sense. For example, two of the characters starve themselves, but only to get clamped handcuffs off their wrists. Plus, the world he created even has its own unique language and cliques (something that he's pretty fond of, judging by his other books). In terms of plot, Pretties had a healthy dose of adventure and survival, plus some boy woes and recurring villains. Although I couldn't shake the feeling that it was staged so much like Uglies, the first book in the series. I mean, first half of the book, everything's fine and dandy, then something is learned, and then comes a survival part and then in the end, the main character is changed. Make sure you read Uglies before you decide to try this one!

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Anonymous

Posted October 1, 2006

An Uglies lover

I LOVED Uglies, and couldn't wait to read Pretties. But it was not at ALL as good as Uglies. In fact, I hated it. I just got Specials, in hopes that it will be as good as Uglies. I started to hate Tally. She was not the Tally I loved from Uglies.

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Foxy923

Posted January 20, 2012

Best Book of the series

It took me awhile to get into Pretties, but once I was in - I was hooked! I loved Pretties from the beginning - but was greatly disappointed in the ending...

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AlzaLasManosYalaba

Posted August 31, 2010

"Pretties"

After what seems like ages after her Ugly adventures Tally Younblood is finally Pretty and is and living her dream in New Pretty Town. She has great friends, goes to the best partys and has the freedom to do whatever she pleases...everything is going perfectly. And now that Tally has everthing she could ever want, she has completely shutout any memory of her ugly days. But when she gets an un expected message from an old (Ugly) friend her world is literally turned upside down...
After reading it, Tally remembers what being Pretty does to your head and everything changes. Now Tally starts to question her perfect world and is determined to prove that somethings not right. But Tally has trouble deciding whether to let go of her past or go on enjoying her enjoy her Pretty life even if she knows she will never be the same again.
i would definitely recommend this book to a friend becasse it has something from every genere...adventure, romance, comedy,and science fiction. A few books that im interested in reading also from this author are "Touching Darkness" and the third book in the Uglies trilogy "Specials."

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Anonymous

Posted June 28, 2010

Cover

Seriously Barnes and Noble? Can't you just put the right cover on this ebook. I mean you took the effort to actually put the cover on it, so why couldn't you have put the right one on? Get your act together.

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Anonymous

Posted October 27, 2008

AMAZING

This book was the thriller out of the trilogy. The whole bok just kept me hooked until the end! In the previous book "Uglies" Tallly made incredible desions, whether to stay in teh smoke or become pretty. Most of her actions did turn out to be mistakes, but in the next book she actually gets the operation done. Even though it might not had been what she wanted after all. She learns more about the brain lesions. Her fellow smokies come back to help her cure, from the disease. But she doesnt accept it at first, until she meets the Crims. The new group she has joined, to be accepted in Prettytown. But it wasn't hard for her to be accepted. She already had a criminal record and many exciting stories to tell to easily bring everyone into liking her. Now that she has a new group to stick with she finds the courage to overvome her disease although her friend Zane doesnt hold up too well. Over all this is a great book and should be recommened for anybody and everybody to read.

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Anonymous

Posted February 7, 2012

Awesome Book!!! Don't miss out

One of the greatest books I have ever read. Don't miss the prequel, Uglies, the sequel, specials, or the final book that wraps up this AMAZING series, Extras. This book has a great setting that shows the consequences to having a world where everyone gets to have their own brain, good and bad. Plus, it has a shocking and a *special* (you'll get that little joke once you finish the book) twist at the end that will literally force you to read Specials. Amazing characters, amazing story, amazing future: a-m-a--z-i-n-g book.
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Posted February 6, 2012

WOW!

I read the first book in this series and fell in LOVE!!!!! totally appropraite. Great for pre teens. Also good for mature ten yrs. old and up.
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Posted February 5, 2012

Thrilling

There was just something about this book and the other ones in this series that made them stand oyt soooo much in my mind and i feel like these bookks are the ones that deserve to have a movie made of them. They really do capture your attention and keep you turning the pages.
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Anonymous

Posted February 4, 2012

I read uglies and couldnt wait to read it! Just bought Pretties! Yay
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Posted February 2, 2012

Yay

I just finished uglies an i read the sample of this and it looks amazing cant wait !!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous

Posted February 1, 2012

Just as good as expecred and more!

These books really explain what acrually happens in life including love, tough decisions and more. As the title explas it was as I expecred it to be if not better. At first Shay was my favorite character no doubt, her getting mad at Tally at the campfire shows that Shay really still wanted to be closer with Tally and was noticing were she went and who she went with and how she acted. Zane also is so sweet to her and would do so many things for her and he just really cared about her abd he was so brave many times and never lost faith in her even when they couldnt find her after she waited to long to get out of the hot air balloon. Peris really dissapointed me but I never liked him from the start. Dr. Cable I thought added a good twist to the story, every good book has to have a bad guy. Usually in most books if you pick favorites the main character is not usually one of them but I felt really close to Tally somehow. That was just a little talk about the characters, really good series and highly recomendend!
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Anonymous

Posted February 1, 2012

Perfect

This book is so awesome and so is uglies. I am a 4th grader and read around an eight grade level and this book was so good.
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Anonymous

Posted January 27, 2012

Must buy this

Love this yes i think personaly this beast AKA bestest and i havent even finished
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Posted January 25, 2012

LOVE

I wasent much of a reader untill i read this book now i love reading it the best thing
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Pretties

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Is being pretty really the most important thing?

Ugly Pretties?

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