The Duff: The Designated Ugly Fat Friend

Kody Keplinger

Hodder Children's Division, May 29, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 343 pages

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she does not think she is the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She is also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her Duffy, she throws her Coke in his face. But things are not so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley is not such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she is falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

What people are saying

Review: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend

User Review  - Reynje - Goodreads

While I can't say that “DUFF” is a particularly common expression where I'm from (*see footnote), the concept is certainly familiar. Whether it's the friend who is perceived as “lesser” in some way ...

Review: The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)

User Review  - Misty - Goodreads

This book took me by surprise. I went into it expecting to like it - it was one of the very few contemporary novels of last year that I actually actively wanted, the reviews were just that good. But ...

About the author

Kody Keplinger first wrote the DUFF when she was 17, and will be 19 by the time it pubs. She grew up in Kentucky, but currently attends Ithaca College in New York. The DUFF is Kody's first novel. Her second novel will pub on Poppy in Fall 2011.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Duff: The Designated Ugly Fat Friend; Hodder Children's Books
• Author: Kody Keplinger
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Hodder Children's Division, 2012
• ISBN: 1444903500, 9781444903508
• Length: 343 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education