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Summary Of Uglies By Scott Westerfeld
Introduction- In the book Uglies written by Scott Westerfeld, a main character in the story was Tally Youngblood, which is Shay’s best friend. Tally always wanted to turn pretty especially after her friends decided that they wanted to become pretty too. Through the story Tally wants to become pretty so she decides, to get surgery. But a week before the surgery she gets rejected by the surgeon. So Tally has to find a new way to become pretty. She decides that taking pills will be the best way. Tally is described as the main

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Tally has always wanted to become pretty. A week before her surgery date she got rejected by her surgeon, so she wasn't allowed to get surgery. So instead she had to think of a new way to become pretty.

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