beauty, personal

Molly's life is forever changed when a portrait artist named Dharma offers to sketch a picture of Molly at the town fair. When she wakes up the following day she is perfect, but it comes with a price.

Explores ancient Roman clothes for women, men, children, the rich, and the poor, and discusses foreign influences on clothing.

Offers advice to teens on how to develop self-confidence, and how to make the most of their bodies and looks with skin care, makeup, flattering hairstyles, and clothing, and discusses the importance of cultivating inner beauty.

In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice, and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.

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.

Tally is faced with a difficult choice when her new friend Shay decides to risk life on the outside rather than submit to the forced operation that turns sixteen year old girls into gorgeous beauties, and realizes that there is a whole new side to the pretty world that she doesn't like.

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.

A horse discovers that beauty is not as important as having fun.

Rosy finds out how difficult it is to become one of the beautiful people.

The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.