The DUFF:

Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self Esteem & Reliance

Author: Kody Keplinger

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s 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 ‘the Duff,’ she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now, and Bia….Read More

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