The release date for the English version of 'Uglies' by
Scott Westerfeld is Feb 2005. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Tally is eagerly awaiting her sixteenth birthday. She's gonna have the surgery that will transform her from repulsive ugly into gorgeous attractive in a matter of weeks. And since she's so beautiful, she'll be thrown into a futuristic paradise where her only responsibility is to have pleasure.
Shay, Tally's new buddy, isn't sure she wants to grow up to be attractive, however. Tally discovers a whole new—and less than ideal—aspect of the beautiful world when Shay flees. The police give Tally a choice: locate her companion and report her, or never change appearance at all. Tally's decision will permanently alter her reality.