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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Uglies’ by Scott Westerfeld

Set 300 years in the future where every citizen undergoes a government-mandated plastic surgery to make your face symmetrical, your eyes big and bright, and your body perfect, “Uglies” is a masterclass in young adult dystopian literature. Although the stakes…

Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Uglies’ by Scott Westerfeld

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