omg i luv this book its one of my all time favorites and it took me 2 days to read it and it has a really good endding!
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Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
(2006, Fiction - Science Fiction, Written by Scott Westerfeld)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11. -
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Common Sense says
Thoughtful sci-fi about beauty's price; tweens-up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Uglies (Uglies Trilogy, Book 1)
Parents need to know that this book, set in the future, deals with our culture's obsession with physical perfection and hedonism. There is some fighting and a minor character is killed, not seen. A gruesome operation is described.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what the author is saying about the pursuit of beauty and mindless fun. It might be interesting to look at some teen beauty magazines while reading this, such as Seventeen and Teen Vogue. What's wrong with wanting to be beautiful and have fun? Is the life of the Smokies better in some way? If you could choose to be a "pretty," would you?
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
good for 11 and up
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
This book has an amazing plot! it is a little slow in the beginning and a little in the middle, but there is a twist at the end!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
This book has an amazing plot! it is a little slow at the begging and in the middle but has a suprising ending!
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
good book
actually, i'd just like to ask what the problem is with product placement? you see it EVERY DAY on the street, at home, online, on cars, on tv, its everywhere. so whats the big deal?
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Exciting and interesting!
I wish Scott Westerfeld (who wrote the Uglies series) had also written the Twilight series. It has all of the page-turning excitement, fantasy and romance. But yet it actually features a strong female heroine who kicks butt instead of waiting around to be rescued.
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