Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

     Yes,this is another Scott Westerfeld novel.  He is such a fabulous novelist I felt I had to include this.  As a side note: Scott Westerfeld mainly writes dystopian future type books.  If you find you are into that kind of liturature, I strongly suggest checking out his stuff.  Dystopian literature is basically the opposite of Utopian.  It depicts an undesirable future. 
     The future world being described is a world of ultimate cold cruel beauty.  When a youth, or an Ugly, reaches the age of sixteen, he/she will have a complete remodeling of the body plastic surgery and will be turned into a Pretty.  Pretties are given supermodel good looks and are encouraged to party, enjoy themselves, and not ask questions.  Tally, an Ugly, is desperately looking forward to her birthday, but she meets a girl, Shay, who doesn't want to become a "pretty".  Because of Shay, Tally is trust into a resistance group against the "pretty" operation.  Tally is forced to decide between two things that mean so much to her: her new-found friends in the resistance group, and becoming a pretty. 
     This book is an entertaining and thought provoking read.  Anyone who has ever felt self-conscious of their looks can relate to this story and also leave with new ideas about why someone would consider surgery to get looks they desire.  It also makes the reader think about the future and what kind of morals should be dominate.