Kody Keplinger
Kody Keplinger is a bestselling American author renowned for her young adult novels. She gained acclaim with her debut novel "The DUFF," written during her senior year of high school, which was later adapted into a successful film. Keplinger often draws from her personal experiences to address themes like friendship, identity, and self-acceptance. Besides writing, she is an advocate for disability awareness, having been born with Leber congenital amaurosis.
Book summaries for books written by Kody Keplinger
Quotes
I was the Duff. And that was a good thing. Because every group had one.
No matter where you go or what you do to distract yourself, reality catches up with you eventually.
Don’t lie to me. You’ve always been honest with me. Don’t stop now.
Calling Vikki a slut or a whore wouldn’t make me any different from them.
You can’t really love someone else until you’ve learned to love yourself.
The world doesn’t change because you change your mind.
Sometimes, it’s easier to pretend that something is happening than simply to accept how things really are.
Being mean just isn’t in my nature. I can be mean, but it’s not my default setting.
The truth is, you have to love yourself before anyone else can.
I was tired of being the odd one out.
Labels are for soup cans, not people.
We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover that counts.