UGLIES - UGLIES 1 - MEDIA TIE-IN
Now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix!
A young girl begins to question her picture-perfect world in this first installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series-a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of her world-and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or always be an ugly. Tally's decision leads her on a journey of self-discovery and first love-but it's the seeds of rebellion that will change her life and her world forever.
WESTERFELD SCOTT
Scott Westerfeld is the author of twelve New York Times bestsellers, including the multimillion-selling Uglies series. Published in thirty-five languages and loved by generations of young readers, Uglies has now been adapted as a feature film starring Joey King, streaming on Netflix in late 2024. The New York Times called the novels, "A superb piece of popular art."
The Uglies series continues in the Impostors books, all four of which are out now.
Westerfeld is also known for the Leviathan trilogy, a seminal work in the steampunk genre. Published in more than twenty countries, all three books are being adapted as an anime series by Orange Studio in Japan, streaming on Netflix worldwide in 2025.
Westerfeld's books have won many awards, including the Philip K. Dick Special Citation , Indie Choice, and Locus, and been named New York Times Notable and ALA Best Books of the Year. His work has also won the Victorian Premier's, Aurealis, and Ditmar awards in Australia, and the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire in France.
