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Kody Keplinger

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Bio

Kody Keplinger was born and raised in a small Kentucky town. 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. Since then, Kody has written two more young adult novels, Shut Out and A Midsummer's Nightmare, and a middle grade novel, The Swift Boys & Me. She is the cofounder of Disability in Kidlit, a website devoted to the representation of disability in children's literature. Currently, Kody lives in New York City, where she teaches writing workshops and continues to write books for kids and teens. You can find out more about Kody and her books on her website: www.kodykeplinger.com.

Kody Keplinger Books

All Out book cover

All Out

Saundra Mitchell
Run book cover

Run

Kody Keplinger
Secrets & Lies book cover

Secrets & Lies

Kody Keplinger
A Midsummer's Nightmare book cover

A Midsummer's Nightmare

Kody Keplinger
Shut Out book cover

Shut Out

Kody Keplinger
The DUFF book cover

The DUFF

Kody Keplinger
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