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Books Like Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld · about this book

Loved Uglies by Scott Westerfeld? If its series, teen protagonist and young adult hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Loop, Catching Fire and The Vault of Dreamers. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Uglies: Series · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Female Lead · First Person Narrator

1. 

   The Loop

   Ben Oliver

   Dystopian · Surveillance State · Freedom vs Control · Teenagers · Technology and Society

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2. 

   Catching Fire

   Suzanne Collins

   Dystopian · Surveillance State · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult

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3. 

   The Vault of Dreamers

   Caragh M. O'Brien

   Dystopian · Surveillance State · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult

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4. 

   The Record Keeper

   Agnes Gomillion

   Dystopian · Identity Formation · Freedom vs Control · Rebellion Against Authority · Rebels and Resistance

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5. 

   Defiant

   Brandon Sanderson

   Young Adult · Rebellion Against Authority · Identity Formation · Rebels and Resistance · Teen Protagonist

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6. 

   The Giver

   Lois Lowry

   Freedom vs Control · Dystopian · Surveillance State · Identity Formation · Rebellion Against Authority

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7. 

   Red Queen

   Victoria Aveyard

   Dystopian · Teenagers · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Friendship and Betrayal

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8. 

   The Mime Order

   Samantha Shannon

   Dystopian · Surveillance State · Rebellion Against Authority · Rebels and Resistance · Friendship and Betrayal

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9. 

   Gilded Cage

   Vic James

   Dystopian · Freedom vs Control · Rebellion Against Authority · Teenagers · Rebels and Resistance

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10. 

    A Language of Dragons

    S.F. Williamson

    Young Adult · Teenagers · Friendship and Betrayal · Rebels and Resistance · Teen Protagonist

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11. 

    The Toll

    Neal Shusterman

    Dystopian · Freedom vs Control · Young Adult · Teenagers · Technology and Society

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12. 

    The 100

    Kass Morgan

    Dystopian · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Rebellion Against Authority

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13. 

    Children of Blood and Bone

    Tomi Adeyemi

    Rebellion Against Authority · Young Adult · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Rebels and Resistance

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14. 

    The Finisher

    David Baldacci

    Dystopian · Rebellion Against Authority · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Plot-Driven

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15. 

    Red Rising

    Pierce Brown

    Dystopian · Friendship and Betrayal · Rebellion Against Authority · Rebels and Resistance · First Person Narrator

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16. 

    All Our Yesterdays

    Cristin Terrill

    Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Friendship and Betrayal · Surveillance State

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17. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Person Narrator · Fast-Paced

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18. 

    Silver Elite

    Dani Francis

    Dystopian · Freedom vs Control · Rebels and Resistance · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction

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19. 

    Timebound

    Rysa Walker

    Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven

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20. 

    Wool Omnibus

    Hugh Howey

    Dystopian · Freedom vs Control · Rebellion Against Authority · Rebels and Resistance · Plot-Driven

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