Pretties - Couverture souple

Westerfeld, Scott

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0689865392 ISBN 13 : 9780689865398

Editeur : Simon Pulse, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Westerfeld Scott

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"The longing for fairy-tale beauty has never looked so sinister" - Amanda Craig, THE TIMES
"Superb sci-fi." Amanda Craig, The Times Supplement
"With a beginning and ending that pack hefty punches, this introduction to a dystopic future promises an exciting series." KIRKUS *starred review*
"Westerfeld introduces thought-provoking issues" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Naughty children, from Max in Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, to Tally in Scott Westerfeld's Uglies trilogy, have the imagination and energy to go beyond convention. The Times
"Fast paced, exciting and thought-provoking." The Bookseller's Choice
"This exciting story makes you realise how important it is not to judge people by appearances." Newcastle Upon Tyne Journal
"This book is a real thrill-ride and the world utterly convincing." Trashionista.com
"Pretties provides plenty of action, and a well sustained story...Westerfeld gives us an intelligent and consistent future with enough echoes of our own time to make it entirely plausible". Books for Keeps. May 10

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Tally's world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty comes with a terrible price. She vowed to accept the operation, but with the understanding that her friends on the outside would rescue her, and let her be the guinea pig for the experimental and highly dangerous cure they're developing.

But in the second book of the Uglies series, Tally's Pretty. And everything's changed. The new, Pretty Tally is totally happy right where she is. She doesn't think she needs any kind of cure at all. When someone from her Ugly life shows up with a message, Tally has a hard time listening. Did she really promise to give all this up? Is she bound by a promise she made when she was a different person? If there is anything left of the old Tally, how will she fight her way out to keep her word and help her friends?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon Pulse
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0689865392
• ISBN 13: 9780689865398
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 384