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Synopsis
Finally surgically transformed into a "pretty," sixteen-year-old Tally, now gorgeous and programmed to think only happy thoughts, is plagued by tangled memories of living in the Smoke, a rebel colony of "ugly" runaways hiding from the Special Circumstances authorities.
Is Pretties appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This dystopian sequel explores themes of conformity, identity, and mind control through surgery that makes people beautiful but compliant. Contains moderate action violence and explores manipulation of memory and personality.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include grief, memory manipulation, and body image issues (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by Tally's struggle to remember her true self while her brain is programmed to only think happy, shallow thoughts.