tally is the main character of the book all she want to do is to get pretty
At the end of Uglies Tally gives her self up to become pretty to test the nano's, but she hadn't actually turned pretty yet. But in the 2nd book it starts with her having been pretty for a few weeks.
Tally becomes pretty and fnds Peris her friend that used to live in Uglyville before he became a pretty and they become best friends again.
Peris is Tally Youngblood's childhood friend in Scott Westerfeld's novel "Uglies". He is like a brother to Tally and they have a close bond. Peris undergoes the mandatory surgery to become a "Pretty" and is separated from Tally at the beginning of the story.
Shay: in Uglies, skinny. in Pretties, Shay-la. Tally: in Uglies, squint. (i think...) in pretties, Tally-wa.
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Examples of suspense in the book "Uglies" include Tally's decision to either betray her friend Shay or become "pretty," the mysteries surrounding the city of New Pretty Town, and the unexpected twists in Tally's journey as she uncovers the truth about the society she lives in. These elements create tension and keep readers engaged as they anticipate the outcomes of various conflicts and revelations.
In the book "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld, the exposition sets up the futuristic world where everyone undergoes a surgical procedure to become physically attractive on their 16th birthday. The main character, Tally Youngblood, eagerly anticipates her upcoming surgery, but her friend Shay challenges the societal norms and beliefs, leading Tally to question the world she lives in.
When Tally's friend Peris turns pretty it leaves her in Uglyville alone, until she meets Shay who has the same birthday as Tally. Uglies is the very best book in the entire world. It is about Tally Youngblood, a 15-year-old ugly, longing to turn pretty. In Tally's city, you get an operation when you turn 16 and live in an ultimate paradise called New Pretty Town. But when Tally finds out that her new friend, Shay wants to run away, Tally stays back to get the operation. When the authorities (Special Circumstances) offer her a terrible choice, follow Shay and turn her in, or stay to rot in Uglyville. Tally finds out a whole new side of the pretty world, and it isn't so pretty. The choice Tally makes will alter her life forever. (Takes place 300 years in the future.) Order of books: Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras.
In the last book of the Uglies series, "Extras," David and Tally do not fall back in love. They maintain a close friendship but their romantic relationship does not resume. Tally forms a new connection with a different character in the book.
Tally meets Shay right after she jumps off a building while making her exodus after crashing a pretty party to see Peris she lands in the river were she meets Shay after that they become best friends and Shay is the one who led Tally to The Smoke hence leading Tally to David who fall iin lovee .
In the book "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld, Paris' nickname is "Peris." He is the childhood best friend of the main character, Tally Youngblood.