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Pretties
- 377 pages · about 6 hours
- First published 2005
- 29 editions
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1 About this book
Pretties is a 2005 science fiction novel and the second book of the Uglies Trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld. The novel is set in a future dystopian world in which everyone is turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16.
It tells the story of teenager, Tally Youngblood, who finds that life as a partygoing "Pretty" is not as attractive as she thought. She and her new boyfriend take a pill which wakes them up from their "fog" and forms a risky plan to save others.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: science fiction, dystopian fiction, and friendship.
- Science fiction
- Friendship
- Dystopian fiction
- Personal Beauty
- Brainwashing
- Young adult fiction
- Teenage girls
- Self-perception
2 About Scott Westerfeld
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
3 More by Scott Westerfeld
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