Feb 22, 2015 yesterday my cousin and i went to this movie. Hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. I found the trailer for the duff movie in buzzfeeds 21 books to read before. The duff was just an amazing book, and if you havent read it yet, dont delay. A film based on the novel, also entitled the duff, was released on february 20, 2015. Forgotten books uses stateoftheart technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled.
The novel begins as the protagonist, bianca piper, goes with her best friends, jessica and casey, to the local teen nightclub. But you see, casey and jessica are really pretty girls, almost super model like. Tara joshi the trailer sucks i understand that movies arent always exactly like the book, but changing the plot line has gone too far. Plot bianca is enjoying her senior year of high school in the suburbs of atlanta, georgia, with her two best friends, jess and casey, both of whom are significantly more popular than she is. 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. Did you know from the beginning who bianca would end up with.
Seventeenyearold bianca piper starts sleeping with wesley rush, a notorious womanizer who disgusts her, in order to distract her from her personal problems, and to her surprise, the two of them find they have a lot in common and are able to help each other find more productive ways to deal with their difficulties. I actually didnt think i would write the book, but then on. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, nick eversman, skyler samuels, bianca santos, allison janney, and ken jeong. The plot of the book also reminds me of my own home and family. Long before i ever watched the duff, i had a secret beef with it. The duff wants to be a femaleempowerment high school fable, but it whiffs it. The kentuckynative is the mastermind behind the book the duff is. I did not want to put it down i was so caught up in the story. 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.
Many of the main characters go through some form of it. Jul 09, 2015 in the book, biancas mom is the one who leaves, in the movie it is her dad. She offers to tutor wes if he agrees to turn her image around so that she wont be a duff. And where did bella thomore the trailer sucks i understand that movies arent always exactly like the book, but changing the plot line has gone too far. I met the author my first year at the book expo in 2010 she was 17 at the time 2. Feb 20, 2015 the duff is an american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel and written by josh a. The story itself follows bianca, a high school senior who learns her. Analysis of the duff by kody keplinger 1451 words 123 help me.
May 29, 2014 the duff is about seventeen year old bianca piper, who is a good friend to her friends. Throughout the book readers journey with her, while her parents. She sees this as an opportunity for the two of them to help each other out. In the movie, the story goes bianca enlists childhood friend wesley to help her shed her duff label while in the book she goes to him as an escape from her issues at home. The duff is a 2015 american teen comedy film directed by ari sandel from a screenplay by josh a.
Seventeenyearold bianca piper knows shes not the hottest girl at school, but when school jock and manslut wesley casually refers to her as a duff designated ugly fat friend the gloves are. Im already disappointed with the movie adaptation of the duff. Ive also worked as a childrens book writing instructor at the goth. The duff by kody keplinger october 29, 2010 december 2, 2010 meg bianca piper has always basked in her camaraderie with casey and jessica, her gorgeous and blonde friends at hamilton high. Kody keplinger is the bestselling author of the ya novel the duff designated ugly fat friend which she wrote during her senior year of high school when she was 17 yearsold. A rare zero stars for the duff, thanks to grating heroine. The duff written by boffin honcho synopsis julie freeman is an introverted high school student of primrose high school who is detested by everyone because they believed she was weird, ugly, and fat. She lived like that all her life because no one told her to her face.
Id have to deal with guys like wesley hitting on me. At first, she is snarky and sarcastic, but she is loyal and caring to her friends. She has since starred in many movies and tv series, including cheaper by the dozen, the lizzie mcguire movie and a cinderella story, and most recently appeared in a guest starring role on gossip girl. The duff is a fairly predictable entry into the teen genre that is elevated. She began writing when she was only eleven years old. She approaches him with a deal, saying that he can help her turn her life around by becoming a new, cool person and she. Its a story about friendship and love, and you most. Bianca piper, the tough, nononsense selfconfident young protagonist of the story, narrates. Nick eversman and enlists the help of wesley to help her transform, much to.
The help, kathryn stocketts debut novel, tells the story of black maids working in white southern homes in the early 1960s in jackson, mississippi, and of miss eugenia skeeter phelan, a 22yearold graduate from ole miss, who returns to her familys cotton plantation, longleaf, to find that her beloved maid and nanny, constantine, has left and no one will tell her why. Download and read online for free the duff by kody keplinger. The duff is a 2010 young adult novel by american author kody keplinger. Learn more about the setting of the duff and places youll read about in the book. Wesley lives next store to her in the movie instead of the mansionlike house in the book. Shes sarcastic and cynical, but when it comes to her friends jess and casey shes very loyal. I attended an advance screening of the duff and i already loved the book but how do they compare. Until wesley rush tells her shes the duff, she never. The duff author kody keplinger on the film adaptation, writer. A smart, snappy pygmalion for the millennial age, the duff gives a modernized makeover to a classical scenario involving an outcast who tries fit in with the help of a goodlooking, popular. Nov 25, 2014 on april 28, just months after the books screen adaptation hits theaters, lying out loud, a companion novel to the duff, will hit bookstore shelves. Wes agrees, but only if bianca asks him in her monster voice from when they were kids. Since then, i have published seven novels, one of which, the duff, was. She wrote her first novel, the duff designated ugly fat friend, during her senior year of high school.
The duff was a yalsa top ten quick pick for reluctant readers and a romantic times top pick. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her senior year of. Between my sisters and i we call each other so many names and we always get into fights about. She is also the neighbor and former childhood friend of wesley, a star on the schools football team, with whom she had fallen out during high school. Forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. May 25, 2015 seventeenyearold bianca piper knows shes not the hottest girl at school, but when school jock and manslut wesley casually refers to her as a duff designated ugly fat friend the gloves are. 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. The term duff designated ugly fat friend, while hugely insulting, was a feeling im sure most girls could at least relate to, and i was looking forward to this read. The duff is similar storywise to the ugly duckling. She has also released three multiplatinum albums as well as a clothing. The duff is both hilariously snarky and emotionally turbulenti thought about it long after i put it down. The duff plot summary english movie news times of india. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on september 7, 2010. Now, wes is the cool guy but a duffer when it comes to science.
The book was hot from the getgo the rights for the movie were optioned before it was even published. I understand that movies arent always exactly like the book, but changing the plot line has gone too far. Though the source book, the duff by kody keplinger, and movie share the name, the plots are completely different. The duff author kody keplinger interview teen vogue. Bianca is in high school with her two best friends, casey and jessica. Youtube for whatever reason would not upload my en. Kody keplinger, editor in new york, ny, usa reedsy. And where did bella tho more the trailer sucks and where did bella thorne come from, she seems to have a huge part in the movie, but in the book, her character has a small role. Hilary duff is a multifaceted actress and recording artist whose career began on the popular disney sitcom lizzie mcguire. The duff story, the duff hollywood movie story, plot. Hilary duff books list of books by author hilary duff.
The duff author kody keplinger on the film adaptation. 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. A convenient table for desktop or tablet screens the duff. Bianca transforms from cynical wall flower into a girl who is all her own.
Kody keplinger was born and raised in a small kentucky town. The term the duff was basically part of the main focus of the book ever since wesley introduced the term on page 6. The duff book pima county public library bibliocommons. With this book, kody keplinger has added herself to the list of authors i will read anything they write.
Bianca is very antisocial and doesnt like to go to parties or social events, she prefers to be alone. Duffs in the book the duff essay example for free, 501 words. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has. The duff by kody keplinger at the best online ebook storage. Author interview kody keplinger, author of the duff bookpage. Cagan, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by kody keplinger. Her first book she wrote was the duff and it was published during her.
Each main character always needs that person to challenge them and to help spearhead their developmental journey. What parents need to know parents need to know the duff. I had seen this book around the book blogs, and when i learned a movie was coming out based on it i was super intrigued. It seemed like the spirit of the book translated into the movie, and it totally did, but the actual plot. 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 her. The film stars mae whitman, robbie amell, bella thorne, bianca a. The film adaptation of the duff, starring mae whitman, bella thorne, robbie amell and allison janney, was released by cbs films on february 20. The duff author kody keplinger interview hellogiggles. 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. The duff the movie, the book, and how my opinion has changed. Jan 10, 2020 the duff is based on a novel of the same name by kody keplinger, who wrote it when she was herself an 18yearold high school senior.
But read the book and tell me how the book doesnt do the opposite of that. For those not in the know, duff is an acronym for designated ugly fat friend. Kody keplinger was only 17 when she wrote the duff. She approaches him with a deal, saying that he can help her turn her life around.
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