Tally Youngblood: A Future Dystopian Future

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Tally Youngblood lives in a future dystopian world where everyone aspires to be perfect by undergoing the“pretty” surgery. Tally herself has waited for the surgery for 16 years and her time has finally come. When she almost gets in trouble by breaking into New Pretty Town, she meets Shay, an ugly who is a little more rebellious. Because of this rebelliousness, Shay gets Tally into more trouble than she could have imagined. After almost getting caught, Dr. Cable, the pretty doctor blackmails her into searching for an abandoned town. The concepts within this book were very creative and interesting. The book was original in every sense.

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