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3 5 y separately published work icon Pretties Scott Westerfeld , ( trans. Kei Tankizaki with title みにくい自分にサヨナラ ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2007 Z1249170 2005 single work novel science fiction young adult

'In Tally's world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty comes with a terrible price. She vowed to accept the operation, but with the understanding that her friends on the outside would rescue her, and let her be the guinea pig for the experimental and highly dangerous cure they're developing.

'But in the second book of the Uglies series, Tally's Pretty. And everything's changed. The new, Pretty Tally is totally happy right where she is. She doesn't think she needs any kind of cure at all. When someone from her Ugly life shows up with a message, Tally has a hard time listening. Did she really promise to give all this up? Is she bound by a promise she made when she was a different person? If there is anything left of the old Tally, how will she fight her way out to keep her word and help her friends?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

3 4 y separately published work icon Uglies Scott Westerfeld , ( trans. Kei Tankizaki with title あたしがキレイになる日 ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2006 Z1249349 2005 single work novel young adult science fiction (taught in 1 units)

'Uglies is set in a world in which everyone has an operation when they turn sixteen, making them supermodel beautiful. Big eyes, full lips, no one fat or skinny. You might think this is a good thing, but it’s not. Especially if you’re one of the Smokies, a bunch of radical teens who’ve decided they want to keep their own faces. (How anti-social of them.)'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

3 1 y separately published work icon Apartment 255 Bunty Avieson , ( trans. Sonoko Takatsuki with title Supūn sanpai shitto )with title スプーン三杯の嫉妬 ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2005 Z922571 2001 single work novel thriller

'Someone is watching her ... looks can kill

'Sarah and Ginny have been best friends since school. Then Sarah meets Tom. Her career takes off. She and Tom move into a stunning inner-city apartment.

'But Ginny has not been so lucky. She wanted Tom, but she didn't get him. She wants ... what Sarah has.

'Ginny moves into an apartment overlooking Sarah and Tom's. She starts watching them. ' (Publication summary)

5 y separately published work icon Force Heretic 3 : Reunion Sean Williams , Shane Dix , ( trans. Kazuko Tominaga with title スター・ウォーズ : 再会 ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2003 Z1206637 2003 single work novel science fiction

'The harrowing search for Zonama Sekot is finally over for Luke Skywalker, Jacen Solo, and the others aboard the Jade Shadow. But joy turns to alarm when the living planet sends a defiant message: it refuses to follow them back to a galaxy full of war, exploitation, and misery.

'While Luke works feverishly to persuade the elusive planet to reconsider, the Yuuzhan Vong launches a full-scale attack aimed at the heart of the new alliance. Sent to defend a major communications base, Han and Leia find themselves hopelessly outnumbered. Reinforcements are just too far away to help before everything is destroyed. So the courageous pair must now fight an unrelenting battle against staggering odds. Whether they actually survive is another matter . . .'.

Source: bookseller's website.

4 y separately published work icon Force Heretic 2 : Refugee Sean Williams , Shane Dix , ( trans. Kazuko Tominaga with title スター・ウォーズ : 逃亡者 ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2003 Z1182441 2003 single work novel science fiction

'Rife with hostile cultures and outright enemies, the Unknown Regions holds many perils for Luke Skywalker and the Jedi, searching for Zonama Sekot, the living planet that may hold the key to dealing once and for all with the Yuuzhan Vong.

'Meanwhile, on the edge of the galaxy and in the heart of a trusted ally, old enemies are stirring. The Yuuzhan Vong have inflamed long-forgotten vendettas that are even now building up to crisis point. And as Han and Leia journey on their quest to knit the unraveling galaxy back together, betrayal and deception await them. . . . '.

Source: bookseller's website.

5 y separately published work icon Force Heretic 1 : Remnant Sean Williams , Shane Dix , ( trans. Kazuko Tominaga with title スター・ウォーズ : レムナント ) Tokyo : Sony Magazines , 2003 Z1026160 2003 single work novel science fiction

'From the ashes of the New Republic—torn to shreds by the savage Yuuzhan Vong forces—the newly formed Galactic Alliance has risen, determined to bring peace to the entire galaxy. But first the Yuuzhan Vong must be contained once and for all. And so Luke Skywalker seeks a world long lost to legend: Zonama Sekot, a sentient planet believed to have repelled an invasion by the Yuuzhan Vong decades ago. Deciphering the enigmatic secrets of Zonama Sekot just might turn the tides of a relentless war.

'Aboard the Jade Shadow, Luke, his wife Mara, Jacen Solo, and other Jedi head off into the Unknown Regions, where rumors and clues suggest Zonama Sekot might be found. Yet the mission has barely begun when the searchers stumble into a horrific battle. The Imperial Remnant, in retreat from the mighty Yuuzhan Vong, is about to be destroyed. It would seem those aboard the Jade Shadow have little choice but to leave the Empire to its fate. But these are no ordinary space travelers, they are Jedi. . . .'.

Source: bookseller's website.

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