Tallyisabouttoturnsixteen,andshecan'twait.Notforherlicense--forturningpretty.InTally'sworld,yoursixteenthbirthdaybringsanoperationthatturnsyoufromarepellentuglyintoastunninglyattractiveprettyandcatapultsyouintoahigh-techparadisewhereyouronlyjobistohaveareallygreattime.InjustafewweeksTallywillbethere.
ButTally'snewfriendShayisn'tsureshewantstobepretty.She'dratherrisklifeontheoutside.WhenShayrunsaway,Tallylearnsaboutawholenewsideoftheprettyworld--anditisn'tverypretty.TheauthoritiesofferTallytheworstchoiceshecanimagine:findherfriendandturnherin,orneverturnprettyatall.ThechoiceTallymakeschangesherworldforever.