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McCurdy’s Half His Age marks a bold leap from child star to author

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Source: The Independent
McCurdy’s Half His Age marks a bold leap from child star to author
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Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel Half His Age centers on a 17-year-old’s forbidden romance with her teacher, a narrative echoing McCurdy’s move from child star to celebrated author; her memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died spent many weeks on the NYT bestseller list and is being adapted for film with Jennifer Aniston, as McCurdy candidly discusses longing to feel special and life after stardom in this feature interview.

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  1. Half His Age author Jennette McCurdy: ‘Do we ever grow out of wanting to feel special?’  The Independent
  2. She Knows It’s Wrong, but She’s Still Hot for Teacher  The New York Times
  3. Review | Jennette McCurdy is back to provoke readers with ‘Half His Age’  The Washington Post
  4. A Disney Darling’s Dirty Laundry  The Free Press
  5. Jennette McCurdy is so not a child actor anymore. She's an author with a capital A.  USA Today

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