The first installment of Scott Westerfeld\u00b4s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series\u00b4a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.  Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can\u00b4t wait. In just a few weeks she\u00b4ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she\u00b4ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.  But Tally\u00b4s new friend Shay isn\u00b4t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world\u00b4and it isn\u00b4t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally\u00b4s choice will change her world forever.