{"product_id":"uglies-shays-story-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Uglies: Shay's Story (Graphic Novel) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Westerfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDevin Grayson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves.\"--Shay \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eUglies \u003c\/i\u003etold Tally Youngblood's version of life in Uglyville and the budding rebellion against the Specials. Now comes an exciting graphic novel revealing \u003ci\u003enew \u003c\/i\u003eadventures in the Uglies world--as seen through the eyes of Shay, Tally's rebellious best friend who's not afraid to break the rules, no matter the cost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A few months shy of her sixteenth birthday, Shay eagerly awaits her turn to become a Pretty--a rite-of-passage operation called \"the Surge\" that transforms ordinary Uglies into paragons of beauty. Yet 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. And as the Crims explore beyond the monitored borders of Uglyville into the forbidden, ungoverned wild, Shay must choose between the perks of being Pretty and the rewards of being real.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Westerfeld's\u003c\/b\u003e novels include \u003ci\u003eEvolution's Darling, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, as well as the Uglies series, the Leviathan trilogy, the Midnighters trilogy, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Scott was born in Texas and alternates summers between Sydney, Australia, and New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven Cummings\u003c\/b\u003e lives with his family in the magical land known as almost-Tokyo. He has worked for a variety of comic and manga publishers, ranging from Marvel and DC to Tokyopop, on titles including \u003ci\u003eWolverine: First Class, Elektra, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Deadshot, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePantheon High\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a member of the Canadian art empire known as Udon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDevin Grayson\u003c\/b\u003e turned a lifelong obsession with fictional characters into a dynamic writing career. Best known for her work on the Batman titles for DC Comics and the celebrated \u003ci\u003eX-Men: Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e comic for Marvel, she has written in a number of different media and genres, from comic books and novels to videogame scripts and short essays.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.27 x 5.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uglies: Shay's Story\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47868493857022,"sku":"9780345527226","price":20.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/0387\/6606\/files\/IT8YXFw1EZ9780345527226.webp?v=1772826994","url":"https:\/\/ink-bloom-books.com\/products\/uglies-shays-story-graphic-novel-paperback","provider":"Ink Bloom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}