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Uglies Series (2005 - 2007) by Scott Westerfeld: Popular YA lit or not, the Uglies is a series which follows a certain formula but works extraordinarily well.
MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2008 (Part 1) 2008
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Uglies is the story of a dystopian world where children are raised by the state and subjected to mandatory cosmetic surgery at 16, wherein they are rendered physically "perfect" on the basis that symmetrical, statistically average people with giant eyes are charismatic, convincing, and are afforded advantages by their peers; in the twisted logic of the Westerfeld's state, imposing this surgery on all creates an egalitarian basis for society.
Boing Boing 2009
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That said, Scalzi's posting made me go reserve Uglies from the library and the second Larbalestier novel (Magic Lessons ... the first was quite good).
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Readers who cheered for Tally in Uglies will continue to do so in Pretties.
slayground: Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld Little Willow 2006
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Uglies is a futuristic story that takes typical teen anxieties (pimples, self-loathing) and spikes them with a fantasy twist.
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Uglies is a futuristic story that takes typical teen anxieties (pimples, self-loathing) and spikes them with a fantasy twist.
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There are suits called Uglies that have ridiculous designs on them but they're not expensive at all.
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In Scott Westerfied's "Uglies," teens live in a highly surveilled, completely controlled society in which all 16-year-olds are forced to undergo plastic surgery in order to conform to established standards of beauty.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Understanding Why Teens Love Disaster, Distress And Dystopian Lit Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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On his author blog Westerfield wrote that the success of "Uglies" "is partly thanks to high school being a dystopia."
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Understanding Why Teens Love Disaster, Distress And Dystopian Lit Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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In Scott Westerfied's "Uglies," teens live in a highly surveilled, completely controlled society in which all 16-year-olds are forced to undergo plastic surgery in order to conform to established standards of beauty.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Understanding Why Teens Love Disaster, Distress And Dystopian Lit Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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