"What if you were given the opportunity to change your looks. Would you do it? What if you had no choice? For Tally, it is just a few short months until her 16th birthday. Only a few short months of being an Ugly. She knows that on her birthday, she will become a Pretty and move from Uglyville to the nice apartments for the New Pretties. Where there is never ending fun. Where the parties never stop. She has never really imagined that she had a choice. Until she meets Shay. Shay tells her about a place where you don't have to become a Pretty. Where you can remain your own unique self. But it is forbidden to go there. Tally doesn't really believe Shay and refuses to leave with her. But when Tally arrives for her operation, she is told that she will not be operated on until after she betrays her friend and leads the Specials to the Smoke. What choice does she have? She certainly doesn't want to remain an Ugly forever. Would you?" -Nancy Keane's Book Talks - Quick and Simple Author's Website Trailer
My name is Ms. Atkinson and I am the librarian at Shawsville Middle School in Montgomery County, Virginia. I have been a school librarian for eleven years. My hope is that this blog will help my students at SMS find books that interest them and encourage them to read more.