To be a littlie again...

"I'm Tally Youngblood...Make me pretty." (425)

In Tally's world, turning 16 is more than just an important birthday.  The day you turn 16, you turn from an "ugly" into a "pretty"--with the help of extensive plastic surgery.  But when Tally meets Shay a few months before her birthday and she begins to question the operation, her future seems uncertain.  What does turning "pretty" actually mean?  And is being an "ugly" really that bad?

(Isn't that one of the creepiest/most awesome book cover ever?  I love it.)