Uglies By: Scott Westerfeld

            I just recently started reading the book Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This book starts off with a unique world. In this world before you turn the age of sixteen you are considered an ugly and when you're sixteen you turn from ugly to pretty. Once you're turned "pretty" your life is considered easy and the expectations are low. In this world everyone can't wait to turn sixteen. The book starts off with the main character (who I assume to be based on the first couple chapters) Tally who is going to turn sixteen in a couple of weeks. Tally is SUPER excited to turn into a pretty and fantasizes of a world with lower expectations, and better treatment. She is also jealous that the pretties get to live wonderful lives when she thinks her life isn’t ideal. Tally can’t think of a reason why she wouldn’t want to be ugly until she makes a new friend one day, who’s name is Shay. Shay is different and Tally likes that about her, until Shay reveals that she doesn’t want to be pretty. She would rather live life on the “outside” of the world. Tally still has her heart set on being “pretty.” I really like this book so far. I like it because it’s unlike anything that I have ever read before. The idea of a world like the one described in the story is so different and unlike the one we actually live. I am not that far in the book but I am so excited to continue reading and figure out what happens to Tally and her new friend Shay.