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Your Favorite Authors on Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series

Edited by Scott Westerfeld

Set in a future where cosmetic surgery is a requirement at age 16 and attractiveness is mandated, Scott Westerfeld’s popular Uglies series has received critical acclaim from the press and public alike. Chock-full of action, adventure and teenage rebellion, there’s no question why Uglies has attracted thousands of fans. In Mind-Rain, popular authors examine the series and delve into the underlying themes. What sort of critiques are Uglies, Pretties, Specials and Extras making about the real world? Is there more behind Tally, David and Shay?

Mind-Rain is a collection of smart, analytical and completely unauthorized eessays on Scott Westerfeld’s wildly popular Uglies series. Westerfeld’s written introduction gives readers insight from the person who knows the series best!

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Introduction: Mind-Rain
Scott Westerfeld
All That Glitters Is Not Hovery
Lili Wilkinson
Best Friends for Never
Robin Wasserman
Team Shay
Diana Peterfreund
Two Princes
Sarah Beth Durst
Why the Prince Bites It
Gail Sidonie Sobat
A Special Hero
J FitzGerald McCurdy
Challenging the Gods
Rosemary Clement-Moore
Beauty Smackdown
Janette Rallison
Conformity by Design
Linda Gerber
The Beautiful People
Charles Beaumont
Liking What You See: A Documentary
Ted Chiang
Naturally Unnatural
Will Shetterly
The S-Word
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Lies and Consequences
Delia Sherman

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