Uglies by: Scott Westerfeld is a staggering book about a future dystopian world. Centuries ahead, when a person turns 16 years old they undergo an operation to make them pretty, but leading up to that age, everyone is taught that they are ugly. Tally Youngblood can’t wait until she turns 16 in a couple months to have the operation, perfect cheekbones, symmetrical features, full lips what more to ask for? But there is a dark side to this operation. One night she sneaks out to New Pretty Town to see her old friend who underwent the operation, and meets Shay, and her life is changed.
Shay is a little bit rebellious, she takes Tally to a place called the Rusty Ruins, which is strictly preserved for field trips. Shay talks anxiously about a boy named David, who soon becomes more important to the storyline. Throughout the book Shay seems suspicious of the operation and disappears after talking to Tally about how she is going to run away one night. After Shay disappears Tally is blackmailed by the infamous Special Circumstances. Either she finds Shay and betrays her, or never has the operation, either way her life will not be the same . You will have to read the book to find out more.
I rate this book a 10/10. It has lots of adventure and detail. It is written brilliantly and has a thrilling twist near the end. Uglies would be great for anyone who likes Divergent or The Hunger Games. I highly recommend Uglies, the book is truly a piece of art. This book is available in our library! Also, you can take an AR test on this book. Go read it!
Uglies Cover Art by: Russel Gordon, Monica Stevenson and Scott Westerfeld