I'm glad my mom died / Jennette McCurdy.
"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?" She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen, and was also forced to share her diaries, email, and all her income. In I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail--just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi ("Hi Gale!"), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I'm Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair."
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982185824
- ISBN: 1982185821
- Physical Description: x, 304 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Alex Award winner, 2023 |
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Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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- 50 of 107 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 14 current holds with 107 total copies.
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Abington Community Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50687011800409 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Abington Community Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50687011804880 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Albright Memorial Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50686016214525 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/07/2024 |
Albright Memorial Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50686016223567 | Browsing | Checked Out | 04/22/2024 |
Albright Memorial Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50686016247376 | Browsing | Available | - |
Albright Memorial Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50686016248614 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/09/2024 |
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | B MCC (Text) | 37268003148095 | AHMFL Biography | Checked Out | 04/30/2024 |
Altoona Area Public Library | 791.4502 MCC (Text) | 33240005146413 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 04/30/2024 |
Annie Halenbake Ross Library | 791.4502 Mc (Text)
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In Memoriam of Betty Witt by Gilbert H. Ludwig & The Haggerty Family
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00156038 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Checked Out | 05/13/2024 |
Ashland Public Library | B92 MCC (Text) | 3039900036867B | Biography | Available | - |