But fame and popularity can be just as dangerous as extreme beauty. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world.

But when she's offered a chance to forever improve civilization, will she be able to overcome her brainwashing? The answer is evident years later in Extras, after the Pretty regime has ended. And what little's left of the old Tally is further compromised in Specials, because Tally has been transformed into a fierce fighting machine. In Pretties, Tally has forgotten all about her Ugly life, and when she's reminded, she has a hard time listening. She rebels against the surgery that will make her a Pretty, but ultimately succumbs. Tally's adventures begin in Uglies, where she learns the truth about what life as a Pretty really means. Now all four books feature fresh new covers and will reach an even wider audience. The series contains adult themes so is recommended for ages 12+.ĭiscover more of our favourite dystopian books for teens on our blog.The Uglies series has more than 3 million books in print, has been translated into twenty-seven languages, and spent more than fifty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. The books are centered around Tally Youngblood. You need to read the books in order, starting with book one Uglies. The Uglies Trilogy is about a future dystopia where everyone gets the Pretty Operation at age sixteen.

The Uglies movie will be produced by and star Joey King, from The Kissing Booth.

Uglies is currently being adapted by Netflix. Since then, Westerfeld has returned to the Uglies world with the Impostors series in 2018, a spin-off series, set in the future after Tally's rebellion. Uglies is book one in what was orginally a trilogy, but became four books when Extras was published two years later. The Uglies trilogy raises some very important questions about cosmetic surgery, notions of beauty and perceptions of beauty, also notions of celebrity, celebrity worship, celebrity stalking, citizen journalism and journalism ethics, but Westerfeld (wisely) does not present any easy answers.

Sinister and action-packed, the Uglies series questions modern views on beauty and conformity and was at the forefront of the YA dystopian trend. Set in a futuristic, dystopian world, where everyone is born “Ugly” but turned “Pretty” by extreme cosmetic surgery at aged 16, it follows the story of teenage rebel Tally Youngblood. Uglies is an immensely popular YA science fiction series by American author, Scott Westerfled.

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