Specials by Jennifer Nielsen (author)

Frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast, Specials are what every ordinary Pretty fears most. But Tally’s never been ordinary. And now she’s Special too. Tally’s become a superamped fighting machine, engineered to keep the Uglies down and the Pretties stupid. The strength, the speed, and the clarity of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more. Still, it’s easy to tune that out – until Tally’s asked to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat, or carry out the deadly mission she’s programmed to complete…