Maybe the single biggest surprise success of the year, Jennette McCurdy’s funny and heartbreaking memoir chronicles her years as a child performer (iCarly) and her extremely complicated relationship with her mom. The book has been a massive success, with more than half a million shelvings on Goodreads and a runaway voting victory in this year’s memoir category.
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