I rarely see the movie version of a book before ive read the book. The duff has the decency to acknowledge its roots in the great john hughes teen movies of the 1980seven beginning by referencing the five high school types stuck serving saturday detention together in the breakfast club, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. The book in itself doesnt have wellformed characters, and there were times i found myself just laughing at how utterly stupid and fake the book. From then on, bianca was feeling insecure about herself and applying the term everywhere until she managed to overcome it towards the very end of the book. Chapter6 chapter7 chapter8 chapter9 chapter10 chapter11 chapter12 chapter chapter14 chapter15. Jun 07, 2011 kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. Nov 25, 2014 the movie the duff, starring mae whitman as the titular character, hits theaters february 2015, and today kody keplinger, the author of the ya novel upon which the movie is based, announced that. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her. The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick.
The duff seventeenyearold bianca piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesnt think shes the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. Read the duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf. The popular girls can be writers and hackers, the football player is kind and sensitive, and the object of a main characters. Ebook download 66mb pdf 2 vols, 742 pages with the option to supply on cd or usb flash drive author. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Chapter16 chapter17 chapter18 chapter19 chapter20 chapter21 chapter22 chapter23 chapter24 chapter25. The duff bookthe duff moviethe duff quotesrush quotesfat friendmae whitmanallison janney. The duff is a new york times bestseller and a major motion picture starring bella thorne, mae whitman and alison janney. Her bestfriends are the stereotypical pretty girls and bianca is a cynical, analytic, levelheaded girl who is just into quiet nights with a book, unlike her friends who love to go out to clubs.
The only thing that irritated me was the way bianca would bottle everything up and push away her friends. With relocatable characters and issues that we all can identify this, readers will fall in love with the duff. She wants to leave quickly and takes her friends with her. The duff, by kody keplinger, is a novel of transformation and offers the reader a myopic view of life as a teenaged outsider.
Jul 09, 2015 the duff book, to me, was about finding oneself and learning how to stand up to the hard things in life. As the duff in many a friend circles in high school i found this book refreshing. Apr 05, 2012 the idea of writing a book with duff in the title started as a joke, but when i realized that my friends felt like duffs, too, i knew i had to write this story. Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. I loved how it touched on the fact that all teenage girls are so self conscious and never see their true potential. The duff is both hilariously snarky and emotionally turbulenti thought about it long after i put it down. It also undermines some typical teenmovie stereotypes.
This title makes biancas head spin, and she goes into a small identity crisis. Does this contain of a love hate relationship between the main characters. She very quickly realizes she hates this place and on top of that a very rude guy tells her she is the duff designated ugly fat friend. Bianca is a cynical girl, but her friends dont mind it. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on june 7, 2011. I liked all the characters in this book, kody just has a way of making all the people in this book seem realistic. She is a larger girl and is considered a duff designated ugly fat friend.
But soon after, she finds herself kissing the disgusting womanizing playboy at the same club, then beginning an intense sexual relationship with him after realizing hooking up with wesley helps her avoid thinking about problems in her life. Emotionally devastated after learning that shes secretly referred to as the duff designated ugly fat friend by the entire student body, highschool senior bianca mae whitman dismisses the cautionary advice of her favorite teacher ken jeong, turns her back on her longtime crush toby nick eversman, and enlists the help of charismatic jock wesley robbie amell to help salvage whats left of her senior year. I also love the fact that bianca is a kickass character in her own way. Bianca piper is the main character and is different. Mar 18, 2015 first thing first, the duff book and movie are way different from each other. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The book opens with the main character, bianca, at the local club, the nest, with her two gorgeous friends. I really appreciate what the duff stands for as a book. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on the duff by kody keplinger. One night when all three are out, bianca finds herself near the school manwhore wesley, who proceeds to educate her on the fact that she is the duff. Why diverse characters are so important to young girls 3 ways the duff s mae whitman is like zooey deschanel, but better video bella thorne. May 25, 2015 the book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the duff designated ugly fat friend by her prettier, more popular counterparts.
Dec 15, 2017 played by rosalind ayres the reallife wife of martin jarvis, lady duff gordon was the wife of cosmo duff gordon, and as rose mentions in titanic, she was a fashion designer. Which i wish i wouldve known when i was in high school. People seemed to buy into the concept of the duff way more than they did in the book. The characters all have their individual quirks, and the plot flows very nicely with. Sep 07, 2010 this book is a great read for upper middle schoolers and high schoolers trying to successfully ride the ways of high school. Bianca is the duff, the designated fat friend but only by comparison to her two modelgorgeous best friends. A very relatable teen novel with some great messages about self esteem and recognisable characters. Copyright chapter1 chapter2 chapter3 chapter4 chapter5. Author kody keplinger, author of young adult and middle grade books. You have a quirky personality, and you are very humorous and kind.
Effective march 17, all san jose public libraries are closed to the public until further. Also i was a bit annoyed at how hard everyone was on wesley he was constantly referred to as a man slut or man whore but there was no evidence of him being like that in the. I did enjoy the xbox scene, where bianca and wesley were just hanging out like normal teens. Bianca piper is the main character and is different from her friends. The duff designated ugly fat friend kody keplinger pdf droppdf. High school student bianca piper, along with her friends casey blithe and jessica gaither, frequent a teen lounge called the nest. Its a story about friendship and love, and you most. The duff was a new york times bestseller, a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. Thats because the book is usually better than the movie its based on. Not that she knew about being the duff until the schools player, wesley rush, told her in a club and she threw a drink in his face. This study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the duff.
The book revolves around duff bianca, however has a lot of other entwining characters. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. The duff ebook by kody keplinger 9780316123242 rakuten kobo. The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. A powerful message brought by a sarcastic girl named bianca. Principal photography began in atlanta, georgia in june 2014 and ended on july 9, 2014. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her.
When wesley rush calls bianca the duff the designated. The more you read, the more you get invested in her character. Bianca spends a bit of the book upset by the fact that she is the duff, what she learns is that everyone is a duff. The last airbender 1 firefly 1 include characters alec lightwood 2 clary fray 2 wesley rush 2 bianca piper 2 sirius black 1 frodo baggins 1 sam gamgee 1.
The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison. The duff unfolds in the familiar terrain of high school according to the movies, bringing its particular lessons in survival to ageold. Jul 11, 2014 the duff by kody keplinger, 9780316084246, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Grady high school, marietta high school, perimeter mall, the cobb energy performing arts centre, stone mountain park, and a local dave and busters. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended. She began writing when she was only eleven years old. 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. Shes also way too smart to fall for the charms of manslut and slimy school hottie wesley rush. Sep 23, 2015 hiya here are my thought on the book the duff by kody keplinger. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released in 2015. I think im in the minority, though, which is good for kodys sake and the duff s sake.
Apr 07, 2015 the characters arent nearly as dickish in the book. With mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell, allison janney. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school. But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. Is that a wiener in your mouth, or are you just happy to see me.
The duff is smart, sassy, and spirited exactly what youd want in a comingofage high school movie as long as youre ok with some crude, racy humortalk. Up the duff is a great weekby week companion book to read during pregnancy. 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. I read kody keplingers book back in june when it was first announced that a movie would be filmed my aunt is one of the producers so i knew right away. The duff book san jose public library bibliocommons. 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. It contains all the most relevant information from babys development, how your body changes with pregnancy, practical tips about what to buy for baby, what to eat, information about medical examinations and doctors visits and contact details for institutions that. I decided to read this novel for four distinct reasons. Rowling 3 shadowhunters tv 3 mulan 1998 2 doctor who 2005 2 sherlock tv 2 teen wolf tv 2 supernatural 1 avatar.
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