This arc of Scott Westerfeld's UGLIES trilogy follows the high-tech adventures of Tally Youngblood. As an ugly, then a pretty, and finally a special, Tally works to take down a society created to function with perfect-looking people who never have a chance to think for themselves.

Includes UGLIES, PRETTIES, and SPECIALS in a collectable box.
Icy is what the Cutters say instead of “bubbly.”
Specials are much scarier than pretties, so I
wanted them to use a word that sounded cold
and sharp instead of frothy and fun. “Icy” was
the logical choice.

Tricks are very important in the world of
Uglies. The city is very tightly controlled, so
any time uglies can trick the authorities, they
score a small victory. That’s why I use
“tricking” in the way we use “hacking”—not
fooling just one person, but undermining a
whole system.