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. |
Available copies
- 50 of 107 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 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) | 50686016247376 | Browsing | Available | - |
Ashland Public Library | B92 MCC (Text) | 3039900036867B | Biography | Available | - |
Blossburg Memorial Library | 791.45 MCC (Text) | 30063000275885 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | 791.4502 M133i (Text) | 85131001841155 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cresson Public Library | BIO MCC (Text) | 31814610110428 | CRSM Biography | Available | - |
Dalton Community Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50689090008268 | Browsing | Available | - |
Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults McCurdy Biography (Text) | 34001001427614 | Adult Area | Available | - |
DuBois Public Library | BIO MCCURDY (Text) | 61000100086988 | Adult NonFiction | Available | - |
Ellwood City Area Public Library | 92 McCurdy (Text)
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Exeter Community Library | FC 791.45028 MCC BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) | 33249025309141 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Exeter Community Library | MCC (Text) | 33249025358379 | Biography | Available | - |
Forest City | 92-M MCCU McC (Text) | 38000000632915 | SSQF Main Floor | Available | - |
Frackville Free Public Library | 92McC (Text) | 30459000384919 | Adult Non-fiction | Available | - |
Hallstead - Great Bend | 92-M MCCU McC (Text) | 36000000444008 | SSQH Main Floor | Available | - |
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) | BIOG MCCU-J (Text) | 35740635919129 | Biography | Available | - |
Highland Community Library | B McC (Text) | 35610001003008 | HGHM Biography | Available | - |
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | B MCCURDY 2022 (Text) | 10HOL00049315% | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Huntingdon County Library | B MCCURDY (Text) | 30298100601222 | Biography | Available | - |
Juniata County Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text)
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Martin Library | Adults McCurdy Biography (Text) | 33454005878319 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
Montrose | 92-M MCCU McC (Text) | 37000009438331 | SSQM Main Floor | Available | - |
Muhlenberg Community Library | MCC (Text) | 33249024187803 | Biography | Available | - |
Muhlenberg Community Library | MCC (Text) | 33249024188546 | Biography | Available | - |
Nanty Glo Public Library | B Mcc (Text) | 31815190062467 | NGLM Biography | Available | - |
New Oxford Library | BIOG MCCU-J (Text) | 35740635899180 | Biography | Available | - |
North Wales Area Library | 92 McCurdy (Text) | 35410000823740 | NWAL Biography | Available | - |
Northern Cambria Public Library | 791.4502 McC. J (Text) | 31814100634044 | NCMM Non-Fiction | Recently Returned | - |
Parkland Community Library | B MCCURDY MCC (Text) | 34422007200229 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults McCURDY Biography (Text) | 34318001211800 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Portage Public Library | B MCC (Text) | 31814890129700 | PORM Biography | Available | - |
RPL - Northeast Branch | Bio McCurdy, J (Text) | 33223008842725 | Biography | Available | - |
Renovo Area Library | MCN B McC (Text) | 00151726 | ADULT McNaughton Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Robesonia Community Library | 791.45028 MCC (Text) | 33249023389632 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Somerset County Library | 791.45 MCC (Text) | 35907001764476 | SOCM Non Fiction | Available | - |
South Fork Public Library | BIO McC (Text) | 31814900628436 | SFKM Biography | Available | - |
Southern Lehigh Public Library | B McCurdy (Text) | 30044100876400 | Adult Audiobook Biography | Available | - |
Tamaqua Public Library | 92 McC (Text) | 30TPL001906195 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Tamaqua Public Library | 92 MCC (Text) | 30TPL001912953 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
Tunkhannock Public Library | B MCCURDY MCC (Text) | 31650000606686 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library | B Mccu (Text) | 1OTYR00053637A | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Valley Community Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50690111276306 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Valley Community Library | 92 MCCURDY (Text) | 50690111279565 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Wernersville Public Library | 791.45028 MCC (Text) | 33249024964300 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library | MCC (Text) | 33249025416813 | Biography | Available | - |
York Academy Regional Charter School- Upper School | Teens McCurdy Biography (Text) | 33454005953948 | York Academy Charter School- Upper School | Available | - |
York Academy Regional Charter School- Upper School | Teens McCurdy Biography (Text) | 33454005965843 | York Academy Charter School- Upper School | Available | - |
Bethlehem South Side Branch | B MCCURDY (Text) | 33062009683351 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Dimmick Main Library | B MCCURDY (Text) | 304441003419716 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |