The Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Mallory had to read The Uglies for freshman English. Since I'm a YA and Dystopian fan, I read it before she even got to it. I think this book will resonate with fans of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and The Giver, but although Mallory loved The Giver, she was not a fan of this book. The Uglies is  another frightening take on what could happen to our culture if we let others think for us, if we stop making our own decisions, forming our own opinions, standing up for what we believe in. A brilliant reminder that Photoshopped images are not "pretty." What is truly pretty is how we were each uniquely created.

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