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 while sharing 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.
