Little brown books for young readers on september 7, 2010 genre. Designated ugly fat friend the duff wounded teenage. Girls like your friends find it sexy when guys show some sensitivity and socialize with the duff. Seventeenyearold bianca piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit, and a spoton bs. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers, and a romantic times top pick. Two hot chicks at a bar will have a really nasty fat ugly bitch hanging out with them, refered to as a duff. The duff by kody keplinger overdrive rakuten overdrive.
The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut. Whitman tvs parenthood is not ugly or fat by the standards of any era or dictionary. Seventeenyearold bianca piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of friends, a biting wit. Meet the duff, also known as the designated ugly fat friend. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. Designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger fictiondb. I am the designated ugly fat friend aka duff thought. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 280 pages and is available in hardcover format. An irreverent and irresistible new york times bestselling romance between the socalled designated ugly fat friend and the hot jock. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. Bella thorne, mae whitman, robbie amell, bianca santos, skyler samuels, nick eversman, ken jeong.
Duff designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger purchase on. Seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend to her prettier more popular friends. This emo teen movie has a refreshingly believable heroine in designated ugly fat friend. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. Bianca mae whitman is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to. Seventeenyearold bianca piper may not be the prettiest girl in her high school, but she has a loyal group of. Mandy hubbard, author of prada and prejudice and you wish the duff designated ugly fat friend is now a major motion picture starring mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, allison janney and ken jeong. Were supposed to believe whitmans bianca falls into that role, though she is far from unattractive or overweight. According to, duff stands for designated ugly fat friend. Designated ugly fat friend is a romantic young adult book about feisty bianca, who ends up falling in love with wesley, a boy she hates but cant help hooking up with. As i was paying for the book at the counter, the owner of the bookstore said we used. The duff trailer 3 designated ugly fat friend a movie directed by ari sandel cast.
The cover also caught my attention and the book title got me curious. Duff is a nasty acronym standing for designated ugly fat friend. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush, who calls bianca the duffthe designated ugly fat friendof her crew. Kody keplinger comes a delightfully quirky novel that is impossible to put down. She is so witty and snarky and sarcastic and a true teenager. So for those that are new hear are some questions that will make you feel part of the gang. Just for fun movies ugly fat friend more funny fun life highschool slang comedy humor duff the duff sad laughs jokes movie report add to library 2. I have never heard of the term the duff the designated ugly fat friend before i bought this book.
Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush, who calls bianca the duffthe designated ugly fat friendof her. Designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger published by. I can understand why one wouldnt want to be barbies fatty friend or kens fatty friend forever, lol. He explains that he wants people to see him talking with her, because she is the duff, the designated ugly fat friend, and a connection with her will bring. Bianca mae whitman learns that her peers regard her as the duff, or designated ugly fat friend, of casey and jess. It is the person who never gets noticed when she is among herhis friends. I was chatting to some internet friends the other day about the duff, and they told me that they thought the book was horrible. Bianca mae whitman learns that her peers regard her as the duff, or designated ugly fat friend, of casey bianca santos and jess skyler samuels. The duff is both hilariously snarky and emotionally turbulenti thought about it long after i put it down. Seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. A companion novel lying out loud was released on april 28, 2015 and is set in the same world as the duff. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town.
The designated ugly fat friend chelcie lynn x the hambone group. However, it turns out he really does just want to chat. Copy was provided by the publisher via netgalley i have been seeing the duff all over bookstagram, goodreads and everywhere for a few months now and most of the feedbacks i get are really good. The first edition of the novel was published in september 7th 2010, and was written by kody keplinger. Having been exposed to this certain word i have had realizations about myself and my set of friends whom i love so much. The duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger now a major motion picture. The film is about, as you can guess, a high school senior who instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has indeed been labeled as the designated ugly fat friend. Designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger genre. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. The main characters of this young adult, contemporary story are bianca piper, wesley rush. The duff designated ugly fat friend trailer comedy.
Designated ugly fat friend by kody keplinger restarting june 12th 2018. Amell, informs her that shes the designated ugly fat friend, or duff, to her glamorous pals the one who. In the duff, a wounded teenage girl combats mockery. Teens have sex, use birth control, and worry about pregnancy. Wow that fat duff is hanging out with those two attractive ladies, too bad.
The other characters in this book i really liked also. Frumpy highschool senior bianca mae whitman has a rude awakening when she learns that her classmates secretly know her as the duff designated ugly fat friend. Well i did, and so i decided to write a little one shot of what i thought wouldve happened. He informs her that every group of friends has a weak link, a duff, the designated ugly fat friend. The list of acronyms and abbreviations related to duff designated ugly fat friend. Since then, kody has written two more young adult novels, shut out and a midsummers. When school manwhore wesley informs bianca that, compared to her group of beautiful friends, she is the duff designated ugly fat friend17yearold bianca is horrified, outraged, and cant stop thinking about the label i couldnt believe he was making me worry about such stupid, pointless, shallow bullshit. When i was growing up she was known as the last resort or the one who should feel grateful grateful if a guy bypassed her prettier friends however pretty is defined to extend her the charity of his attention. Bianca is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as the duff designated ugly fat friend to her prettier, more popular friends. Any of you ever wonder what exactly happened when wesley and bianca finally made love in chapter 17. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015. Cagan, based on the novel of the same name by kody keplinger with music by dominic lewis and produced by susan cartsonis, mcg and mary viola. No matter where you go or what you do to distract yourself, reality catches up with you eventually. Give this a thumbs up if your excited to see the duff.