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Bebe Duncan

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Born

Walnut Creek, The United States

Website

https://www.bebeduncan.com

Genre

Young Adult, Contemporary, Gay and Lesbian

Influences

Laurie Halse Anderson, Sarah Dessen, Jennifer Echols, Elizabeth Scott

Member Since

August 2025

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Bebe Duncan is the author of contemporary young adult novels in the Willamette High series, Alice in Black and Pet Shop Girl, set in Portland, Oregon.
Her realistic fiction focuses on social and family issues that teens face, from a first-person perspective, and on developing characters with challenges that resonate with readers.
Long a writer of narrative nonfiction, she was reintroduced to YA by her daughter, and the sense of immediacy, the emotions portrayed, and the action in that genre inspired her to start noveling stat.
She lives in Portland with her family and two humongous goldfish named Richard and Blanche.
When she’s not immersed in nouns and verbs or reading aloud as she edits, she revels in crime shows, YA fiction, WNBA games o ...more

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Average rating: 4.84 · 19 ratings · 16 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Alice in Black (Willamette High Book 1) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pet Shop Girl (Willamette High Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everybody's Haven (Willamette High Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Coming Out December 29th, 2025

Hello Dear Readers and Friends,
The third Willamette High series novel, Everybody's Haven, is coming out December 29th and so is my heroine, Haven Alexander!

It's a coming of age, coming out, and coming to terms with who, it turns out, she wants to be.

It's also about family dynamics: Haven's demanding parents require perfection from her, not only because they want the best for her but also because t Read more of this blog post »

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Published on November 20, 2025 07:58 • Tags: coming-out-stories, neurodiversity-in-fiction, young-adult-fiction

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Bebe Duncan wrote a new blog post Coming Out December 29th, 2025 Hello Dear Readers and Friends, The third Willamette High series novel, Everybody's Haven, is coming out December 29th and so is my heroine, Haven Alex Read more of this blog post »
Nov 20, 2025 07:58AM · 1 like · like
Bebe Duncan made a comment on their status " Publishing date is pushed out to December 29th, even though Everybody's Haven is DONE, so I can send out ARCs. Want to read it and review? Here is the ...more "
Nov 20, 2025 07:25AM
Bebe Duncan rated a book it was amazing The Thirty-Fifth Page by Lya Badgley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lya Badgley’s third novel, The Thirty-Fifth Page, unveils itself like the Sarajevo Haggadah of the story, revealing more with each chapter, rich and detailed, unexpected and ever-changing. Badgley creates a vivid, tactile tapestry of Sarajevo in 1992 ...more
Nov 03, 2025 10:11AM · 1 like · like · see review
Bebe Duncan added a status update: I’m almost there on book three in the Willamette High series! Crossing my fingers it will be out December 1st
Oct 27, 2025 04:51PM · like · see status
Bebe Duncan liked Sarah Krakauer's review of Alice in Black (Willamette High Book 1): "Lovely. Compelling protagonist, other characters deeply portrayed. Beautiful portrayals if the neurodivergent people. Good job w a teen wrestling w the darkness we all see. And the dog is great" Read more of this review »
Oct 18, 2025 07:17AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Alice in Black by Bebe Duncan. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Alice in Black by Bebe Duncan <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Bebe Duncan made a comment on Jessie Hale’s review of Alice in Black (Willamette High) " Thank you, Jessie! I'm happy you enjoyed it and want to know more about Haven and Alice since Haven's book, Everybody's Haven, is coming out soon... ...more "
Oct 16, 2025 06:57AM · see review
Bebe Duncan liked Alice's review of Pet Shop Girl (Willamette High): "ALICE IN BLACK and PET SHOP GIRL are the perfect Young Adult novels. Both have flawed but lovable characters, realistic situations, and so much heart! I recommend them both."
Sep 23, 2025 05:21PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Pet Shop Girl by Bebe Duncan. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Pet Shop Girl by Bebe Duncan <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Bebe Duncan is now following Alice and Miranda Carey
Sep 23, 2025 05:21PM
Bebe Duncan made a comment on Gail Jeidy’s review of Alice in Black (Willamette High) " Thank you so much Gail, for all the insight and praise! My goodness. It makes me very happy that you are writing and that Alice was helpful in your jo ...more "
Sep 23, 2025 05:19PM · see review