personal appearance

The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.

"Real beauty isn't about being a certain size, acting a certain way, wearing the right clothes, or having your hair done (or even brushed). Real beauty is about being your authentic self and owning it. Kate T. Parker is a professional photographer who finds the real beauty in girls, capturing it for all the world to see in candid and arresting images."--Amazon.com.

"Every day is the same in Belle's small village, and she longs for something more. Will Belle have the adventure she has always wanted? "--Back cover.

Describes some of the peculiar fashion and beauty trends practiced people throughout history, from the ancient past to the twenty-first century, and explains how the styles became popular.

When her mirror sister, Parva, a twin confined to the subterranean world beneath London, populated by amazing creatures and terrible danger, is abducted, disfigured Pen Khan, burdened by a life of secrets, makes a terrible bargain for the means to track her down.

Tally's perfect life as a Pretty is disrupted when she receives a letter from herself, written when she was an Ugly, reminding her of the promise she made to take a drug developed to cure the brain lesions that keep the Pretties shallow and happy--and when she takes the pills, she becomes a target of those determined to keep Pretty society carefree.

A graphic novel adaptation of the story of a selfish prince who must find true love in order to lift the spell that has transformed him into a hideous beast.

Tally's perfect life as a Pretty is disrupted when she receives a letter from herself, written when she was an Ugly, reminding her of the promise she made to take a drug developed to cure the brain lesions that keep the Pretties shallow and happy--and when she takes the pills, she becomes a target of those determined to keep Pretty society carefree.

Young Adeline's pet porcupine feels sad because she is not as beautiful as the arrogant city pets, but her inner beauty and compassion help the other pets discover her true worth.

Upon Tally's sixteenth birthday she undergoes an operation to turn from an ugly duckling into a stunning girl, but she makes a promise just before the surgery to be the guinea pig for a future experiment.