Tally Youngblood wants to leave the world of the uglies behind and become pretty. But when her new friend Shay jeopardizes her chances at a new life, Tally must make a drastic decision.

Like many teenagers, Tally Youngblood dreams of her future. She can’t wait to turn 16, the day she can start her new life by undergoing surgery to transform from a common “Ugly” into a privileged and special “Pretty.” Tally is excited to leave the world of the Uglies behind and finally experience life as a beautiful person. On the eve of her sixteenth birthday, she meets Shay, a teenager who views life differently than Tally. Shay isn’t sure she wants to be Pretty and plans to escape to the Rusty Ruins, a dreaded place where Uglies go to escape turning Pretty. Tally refuses to join her new friend on her dangerous journey. After dreaming and waiting so long to leave the world of the Uglies behind, she would never compromise her chance at a life filled with beauty and advantages. However, she is taken in for questioning on her birthday and gets sent to the Ruins against her will. The authorities tell Tally she has one option: find her friend Shay and turn her in or never turn pretty. Before long, Tally begins to suspect that turning Pretty comes at a terrible price.

A gripping science fiction entry in the young adult dystopian world, Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies audiobook offers a stunning portrait of young adult identity, body image issues, and rigid social divisions sure to keep the listener engaged and leave them thinking. Perfect for book clubs or casual listening, Uglies is the first dystopian fiction audiobook in the Uglies series and is narrated with emotion by Emily Tremaine.