Fame

It's a few years after rebel Tally Youngblood took down the

uglies/pretties/specials regime. Without those strict roles and rules,

the world is in a complete cultural renaissance. "Tech-heads" flaunt

their latest gadgets, "kickers" spread gossip and trends, and "surge

monkeys" are hooked on extreme plastic surgery. And it's all monitored

on a bazillion different cameras. The world is like a gigantic game of

American Idol. Whoever is getting the most buzz gets the most

votes. Popularity rules.

As if being fifteen doesn't suck enough, Aya Fuse's rank of 451,369 is

so low, she's a total nobody. An extra. But Aya doesn't care; she just

wants to lie low with her drone, Moggle. And maybe kick a good story for

herself.

Then Aya meets a clique of girls who pull crazy tricks, yet are deeply

secretive of it. Aya wants desperately to kick their story, to show

everyone how intensely cool the Sly Girls are. But doing so would propel

her out of extra-land and into the world of fame, celebrity...and extreme

danger. A world she's not prepared for.