Kody Keplinger

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| birth_place = Owensboro, Kentucky{{cite web |last1=Rish |first1=Jocelyn |title=Kody Keplinger Was A Successful YA Author Before She Was Old Enough To Drink |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2546212/kody-keplinger-successful-ya-author-tips/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224145256/http://www.mtv.com/news/2546212/kody-keplinger-successful-ya-author-tips/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |website=MTV News |access-date=November 9, 2021 |language=en}}

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| alma_mater = Ithaca College{{cite web |last1=Ridley |first1=Jane |title=Meet the original 'DUFF' who inspired a Hollywood film |url=https://nypost.com/2015/02/14/meet-the-original-duff-a-teen-author-who-started-a-hollywood-trend/ |website=New York Post |access-date=November 9, 2021 |date=February 14, 2015}}

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Kody Keplinger (born August 8, 1991, in Owensboro, Kentucky) is an American author of young adult and middle grade books. She is best known for her debut novel The DUFF, which she wrote when she was 17 years old.{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=The DUFF's Kody Keplinger Writes Poison Ivy YA Novel From DC Comics |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/the-duffs-kody-keplinger-writes-poison-ivy-ya-novel-from-dc-comics/ |website=Bleeding Cool News And Rumors |access-date=November 9, 2021 |language=en |date=November 29, 2020}} It was later turned into a movie of the same name.{{cite web |last1=Jeune |first1=Diamond |title=A Controversial Comedy Movie Is Dominating Netflix |url=https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/a-controversial-comedy-movie-is-dominating-netflix/ |website=We Got This Covered |access-date=November 9, 2021 |date=October 12, 2021}}

In 2021, she wrote a graphic novel for DC antihero Poison Ivy.