In this final book of Westerfields bestselling Uglies trilogy, Tally has been transformed from repellent ugly to supermodel pretty. Now shes a super-amped fighting machine. Her mission is to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid, but Tallys never been good at playing by the rules.
The world of uglies, pretties, and specials is over. Now, its all about fame. In the new book in Westerfields "New York Times" bestselling Uglies series, everyones social status is constantly monitored and rated. Its a world where anyone can be a celebrity in an instant.
Fifteen-year-old Tally Youngblood lives in an artificial, isolated future society where biology is destiny, and everyone dreams of their 16th birthday--when they will be surgically transformed--with new skin, plastic cheekbones, and carved bones--from an ugly to a pretty. Living in Uglyville dorms from the age of 12, uglies spend their time ...
Paperback editions of Westerfields "New York Times" bestselling trilogy are packaged together in this boxed set. Includes "Uglies, Pretties," and "Specials."
Being surgically transformed into a pretty is the ultimate happiness in 16-year-old Tally Youngblood's world. But a corrupt and brutal government makes sure that the pretties are also empty-headed, caring only for fun and parties. In a bold attempt to discover if there is a cure for being pretty, Tally has become one, and is desperate to return to ...
The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life-after-death, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power is absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshipped as living gods.The Rix are machine ...
Westerfield's "New York Times"-bestselling series has a huge fan base, many of whom write him asking questions about the world of Uglies. This guide to the series peels back the layers of the world, history, people, and places. Illustrations.
Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a group of people who have special abilities that help them fight ancient creatures living in an hour hidden at midnight, creatures that seem determined to destroy Jess.
Parasites, blood, and horrifying danger both above ground and below swirl and pulsate at the heart of this gripping, fast-paced young-adult novel. Cal Thompson was just a regular college freshman before he became a peep--or parasite-positive--more popularly known as a vampire. However, he's only a carrier, and is not driven by a crazed need to ...
In this new collection in the vein of "Prom Nights from Hell," some of today's hottest authors--Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfield, Justine Larbalestier, Laurie Faria Stolarz, and Gabrielle Zevin--contribute stories of love gone supernaturally wrong.
This third book of Westerfield's acclaimed series is a tale of pulse-pounding danger, electrifying power, and a race against time that may require the ultimate sacrifice.
The Midnighters are unprepared for a new threat that stalks them in the daylight. This time, Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in danger in this second volume of Westerfeld's mesmerizing trilogy.
Set against the gritty apocalypse that began in "Peeps, The Last Days" tells of five teens who find themselves creating a soundtrack for the end of the world. Now available in paperback.
The war continues between the immortal Emperor of 80 worlds and the human/machine hybrids known as the Rix. This sequel to THE RISEN EMPIRE concludes the two-book series.
In this ultra-hip conspiracy thriller--a 2005 Book Sense Book of the Year nominee--a shadowy group dedicated to the downfall of consumerism draws a street savvy 17-year-old into its web of brand-name intrigue.
The war continues between the immortal Emperor of 80 worlds and the human/machine hybrids known as the Rix. This sequel to THE RISEN EMPIRE concludes the two-book series.
Set in a future where cosmetic surgery is a requirement at age 16 and attractiveness is mandated, Scott Westerfelds popular Uglies series has received critical acclaim from the press and public alike. Chock-full of action, adventure and teenage rebellion, theres no question why Uglies has attracted thousands of fans. In Mind- Rain, popular authors ...
Darling, an astronavigational control unit, wants to know if a clone has a soul. Two hundred years and one artificial body later, he is off in search of a dead artist, a living artwork, and the forces behind a mystery that spans the universe.
On the eve of World War I, the machine-loving Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their big steam-powered Clankers. Inspired by Darwin, the British have fabricated animals into warships. Their mothership is called "Leviathan," and she is a whale-dirigible. The first book in a brand-new trilogy by the author of the "New York Times"-bestselling ...
One year ago, Cal Thompson was a college freshman more interested in meeting girls and partying in New York City than in attending his biology classes. Now, after a fateful encounter with a mysterious woman named Morgan, biology has become, literally, Cal's life. Cal was infected by a parasite that has a truly horrifying effect on its host. Cal ...
The Midnighters of Bixby, Oklahoma, know that their town is full of secrets. These five teenagers are the only ones who know about the mysterious hour at midnight when the world freezes, except for them and the creatures that inhabit the darkness. But they do not know why earlier generations of Midnighters all disappeared, or why they are now the ...
The only way for humans to survive in a conquered world is to adopt the ways of their captors. The Aya have set up schools where humans are stripped of their culture and heritage and are taught to assimilate. One student, Spider, though he is a star pupil, dreams of the freedom before the Aya came.
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