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Books like Uglies
A high-stakes hoverboard ride through a sleek, deceptive utopia where perfection comes at a terrifying cost. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Uglies.
- tense
- thrilling
- dystopian
- deceptive
- 02
Specials
Scott Westerfeld
An adrenaline-soaked plunge into a hyper-engineered mind, where icy perfection battles the messy reality of being human.
- 03
Beastly
Alex Flinn
A modern, angsty spin on a classic fairy tale that trades castle walls for a New York City brownstone and explores the painful, beautiful process of learning to look past the surface.
- 04
Under the Never Sky
Veronica Rossi
A sweeping, sensory journey through a deadly wasteland where survival depends on trusting the enemy.
- 05
North of beautiful
Justina Chen
A tender, map-making journey of a girl learning to navigate past her deepest insecurities to find a beauty entirely her own.
- 06
Gone
Michael Grant · 2008
A claustrophobic, superpowered descent into teenage anarchy where survival means losing your innocence.
- 07
UnDivided
Neal Shusterman
A breathless, high-stakes conclusion to a chilling dystopia where bodily autonomy is the ultimate battleground.
- 08
Allegiant
Veronica Roth
A tense, emotionally devastating conclusion that forces its heroes to question everything they thought they knew about their world.
- 09
Monster High
Lisi Harrison
A snappy, spooky-chic dive into the ultimate high school nightmare: trying to fit in when you are literally built differently.
- 10
Geek girl
Holly Smale
A hilarious, trivia-filled stumble through the glamorous world of fashion that proves you can outrun your bullies but not your own delightful awkwardness.
- 11
Enclave
Ann Aguirre
A gritty, survival-focused dystopian journey where a loyal fighter begins to question the dangerous rules of her isolated world.
- 12
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy
A big-hearted, Dolly Parton-fueled anthem about taking up space and finding the courage to be unapologetically yourself.
