The DUFF
Characters in The DUFF
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Bianca Piper
A witty, self-deprecating high school senior whose home life is falling apart, and who is furious when a classmate nicknames her the Duff.
Wesley Rush
The school's reputed womanizer, who begins a secret, no-strings relationship with Bianca after they both turn out to need each other more than either admits.
Supporting characters
Casey Blithe
One of Bianca's two closest friends: confident and protective, and the one who pushes her to face what's really going on at home.
Jessica Gaither
Bianca's other best friend: warm and a little naive, and steadily loyal in a way that contrasts with Bianca's cynicism.
Toby Tucker
Bianca's longtime crush, a bookish overachiever headed for an Ivy League school, who finally starts dating her partway through the story.
Mike Piper
Bianca's father, a recovering alcoholic whose relapse during his divorce from Bianca's mother becomes a major source of her stress at home.