pretties

__Pretties__ by Scott Westerfeld #2 in the trilogy ISBN: 0-439-89161-2 ©2005 370 pages

Summary: In Tally’s world, you are an “Ugly” until you turn 16. At age 16, everyone becomes a “Pretty.” Unfortunately, Tally has become “Pretty” and not really wanted to. She doesn’t understand it though right away because when you have the surgery, they put lesions in your brain which make you feel different, think different and act differently. When someone from her past reappears and tries to convince her to take these pills, she and Zane decide to try it out. What they can’t figure out is why Tally is becoming better and better and Zane is having horrible headaches. They have to set out to reach the New Smoke in hopes of figuring out what is wrong with Zane, and how they can continue to help cure others. If the “Specials” have their way, Tally and Zane will not be successful. Join Tally and Zane, along with some of their other “friends,” the Crims, as they battle through the unknown!

YA fiction-- fantasy/science fiction; friends; supernatural powers; hoverboards; hidden cities; cosmetic surgery

© Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2006