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.\nJennette 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 while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.\nIn 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.\nTold 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.

I'm Glad My Mom Died

McCurdy, Jennette

Humor & Entertainment

Blackstone Pub

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\nA 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.\nJennette 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 while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.\nIn 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.\nTold 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.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Simon&Schuster

I'm Glad My Mom Died (Vietnamese Edition)

Dan Tri

Llega la desgarradora e hilarante biografía de Jennette McCurdy, la estrella de iCarly y Sam & Cat, en la que narra sus dificultades como actriz infantil, sus trastornos alimentarios, sus adicciones, la complicada relación con su madre y cómo retomó el control de su vida. 
Jennette tenía seis años cuando fue a su primera audición. El sueño de su madre era que su única hija fuera una estrella, y Jennette estaba dispuesta a todo para hacerla feliz. Aceptó su plan de «restricción de calorías», que consistía en comer poco y pesarse cinco veces al día. Soportó sus maquillajes y reproches: «Tus pestañas son invisibles, ¿vale? ¿Crees que Dakota Fanning no se tiñe las suyas?». Su madre la bañó hasta los dieciséis años, y se vio obligada a compartir con ella sus diarios, su correo electrónico y todos sus ingresos. 
En Me alegro de que mi madre haya muerto, Jennette relata todo lo que sucedió cuando su sueño finalmente se hizo realidad. Seleccionada para participar en una serie de Nickelodeon llamada iCarly, se ve lanzada a la fama. Aunque su madre está extasiada, contesta los mails de los fans y llama a los paparazzi por su nombre de pila («¡Hola, Gale!»), Jennette se siente llena de ansiedad, vergüenza y autodesprecio, lo que se manifiesta en trastornos alimentarios, adicciones y relaciones tóxicas. Los problemas empeoran cuando, tras aceptar el papel principal junto a Ariana Grande en Sam & Cat, el spin-off de iCarly, su madre muere de cáncer. Finalmente, después de descubrir la terapia y dejar la actuación, Jennette se embarca en su propia recuperación y decide, por primera vez en su vida, hacer lo que quiere. 
Contada con humor negro y una franqueza refrescante, Me alegro de que mi madre haya muerto es una inspiradora historia de resiliencia, independencia, y la alegría que proporciona lavarse el pelo una misma. 
«Jennette McCurdy tiene limones y hace limonada. Usa su trauma para tejer una historia dolorosamente divertida, que arroja luz sobre la mercantilizaciòn de la adolescencia en Estados Unidos. Un importante documento cultural y abrasadoramente personal». 
-Lena Dunham

Me alegro de que mi madre haya muerto (Spanish Edition)

Tendencias

I'm Glad My Mom Died (Korean Edition)

Wisdom House

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