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Scott Westerfeld is the author of the Leviathan series, the first book of which was the winner of the 2010 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Fiction. His other novels include the New York Times bestselling Uglies series, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. Visit him at ScottWesterfeld.com or follow him on Twitter at @ScottWesterfeld.

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Leviathan will be released on October 30, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Oct 30, 2012
Leviathan is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 30, 2012
News:
Leviathan has won an award
Aug 28, 2012
News:
Leviathan has won an award
Aug 28, 2012
News:
Leviathan has won an award
Aug 28, 2012
News:
Leviathan has won an award
Aug 28, 2012
The Manual of Aeronautics will be released on August 21, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 21, 2012
The Manual of Aeronautics is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 21, 2012
Goliath will be released on August 21, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Goliath is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Uglies will be released on August 21, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Uglies is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 21, 2012
Graphic Excerpt:
The Manual of Aeronautics
Jul 11, 2012
Audio Excerpt:
Goliath
Jun 22, 2012
Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan Trilogy will be released on October 04, 2011 in eBook
Oct 04, 2011

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Journal Express, May 17, 2013
...fantasy 2,000-6,000 words long. The young writers will work with and receive instruction from guest writers Scott Westerfeld (Uglies, Leviathan), Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness, Becca Cooper), Justine Larbalestier (Team Human), and Theodora Goss....
Education World, May 16, 2013
...Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally...
Examiner.com, May 11, 2013
...the Pacific Crest Trail and building her life back up after her life fell apart. 9. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld - This is a science fiction novel about 16-year-olds looking all the same as the Pretties and the younger Uglies play tricks on the Pretties....
ABC Online, April 21, 2013
...pretty fine writers, all reading from their own works. They are Peter Robb, Tom Keneally, Ross McMullin and Scott Westerfeld. It was a great idea for a writers session and very moving. They include letters home, soldiers writing to their kids and...
World News Network, April 3, 2013
...Mansfield Park and Persuasion by Jane Austen The Blood of the Lamb by Peter de Vries Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Matched by Ally Condie Divergent by Veronica Roth Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon Bossypants by Tina Fey The Magicians by Lev Grossman...
Dallas Child, April 1, 2013
...life in a turbulent time by stealing and reading books (sometimes with permission from unlikely friends). Uglies by Scott Westerfeld First in a series, Uglies takes place in a futuristic world of assimilation – and rebellion – where one girl must...
San Juan Islander, March 27, 2013
...the Zombie War by Max Brooks (2007)—umm, zombies The Uglies (Book One of The Uglies series) by Scott Westerfeld (2005)—plastic surgery gone overboard Life As We Knew It (Book One of Life As We Knew It series) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (2006)—moon out...
Beliefnet, April 25, 2013
...but not everyone sees it. ~ Confucius What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful. ~� Scott Westerfeld Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. ~ Marcus Aurelius When tea becomes ritual, it takes its...
ABC Online, April 21, 2013
...pretty fine writers, all reading from their own works. They are Peter Robb, Tom Keneally, Ross McMullin and Scott Westerfeld. It was a great idea for a writers session and very moving. They include letters home, soldiers writing to their kids and...
ABC Online, April 21, 2013
...Scott Westerfeld hit the big time in young adult fiction with his Uglies series. This is where teenagers have mandatory plastic surgery at 16! The ‘uglies’ become the ‘pretties’. It’s...
World News Network, April 3, 2013
...Mansfield Park and Persuasion by Jane Austen The Blood of the Lamb by Peter de Vries Uglies by Scott Westerfeld Matched by Ally Condie Divergent by Veronica Roth Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon Bossypants by Tina Fey The Magicians by Lev Grossman...
EHow.com, April 3, 2013
..._ Paranormal Romanc Fueled by the popular success of the "Twilight" series, many teen girls are enthralled with the idea of paranormal love. If your teen is a self-professed twi-hard, open her eyes to some other options in this genre. Author Becca...
Dallas Child, April 1, 2013
...life in a turbulent time by stealing and reading books (sometimes with permission from unlikely friends). Uglies by Scott Westerfeld First in a series, Uglies takes place in a futuristic world of assimilation – and rebellion – where one girl must...
San Juan Islander, March 27, 2013
...the Zombie War by Max Brooks (2007)—umm, zombies The Uglies (Book One of The Uglies series) by Scott Westerfeld (2005)—plastic surgery gone overboard Life As We Knew It (Book One of Life As We Knew It series) by Susan Beth Pfeffer (2006)—moon out...