The Resource Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings
Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings
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The item Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- After befriending the Crims, a group of fellow teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value, Shay starts to question the whole concept of being transformed from an ordinary "Ugly" into a paragon of beauty. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Uglies : Shay's story
- Title
- Uglies
- Title remainder
- Shay's story
- Statement of responsibility
- created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings
- Title variation
- Shay's story
- Subject
-
- trueAesthetics
- Beauty, Personal -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueBody image
- trueCartoons and comics
- trueConformity in teenagers
- Dystopias -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueFrenemies
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueIndividual differences
- trueNonconformity
- truePlastic surgery
- truePride and vanity
- trueScience fiction comic books, strips, etc
- trueSelf-perception in girls
- trueSixteen-year-olds
- Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueSocial norms
- trueYoung adult fiction
- trueTeenagers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- After befriending the Crims, a group of fellow teens who refuse to take anything in society at face value, Shay starts to question the whole concept of being transformed from an ordinary "Ugly" into a paragon of beauty. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real
- Award
- YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, 2013.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10119572
- Cataloging source
- UPZ
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Westerfeld, Scott
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 7
- 10
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Grayson, Devin K
- Cummings, Steven
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Uglies
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Beauty, Personal
- Teenage girls
- Dystopias
- Friendship
- Cartoons and comics
- Target audience
- adolescent
- Label
- Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings
- Note
- Sequel: Pretties
- Control code
- 000048908291
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780345527226
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012374898
- Other physical details
- chiefly ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)774406908
- Label
- Uglies : Shay's story, created by Scott Westerfeld ; written by Scott Westerfeld and Devin Grayson ; illustrations by Steven Cummings
- Note
- Sequel: Pretties
- Control code
- 000048908291
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780345527226
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2012374898
- Other physical details
- chiefly ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)774406908
Subject
- trueAesthetics
- Beauty, Personal -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueBody image
- trueCartoons and comics
- trueConformity in teenagers
- Dystopias -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueFrenemies
- Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueIndividual differences
- trueNonconformity
- truePlastic surgery
- truePride and vanity
- trueScience fiction comic books, strips, etc
- trueSelf-perception in girls
- trueSixteen-year-olds
- Teenage girls -- Comic books, strips, etc | Juvenile fiction
- trueSocial norms
- trueYoung adult fiction
- trueTeenagers
Genre
- Young adult fiction
- Graphic novels
- Juvenile fiction
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc
- trueComic books, strips, etc
Member of
Included in
- trueGolden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- trueClassic Science Fiction (Teens)
- trueEliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award)
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Fiction (Grades 6-8)
- trueIllinois Readers' Choice Awards: Abraham Lincoln Award
- trueSchool Library Journal Best Books: 2005
- trueVirginia Readers' Choice Award: High School (Grades 10-12)
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2006
- trueYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens: 2013
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