Pieces of a Girl

Stephanie Kuehnert

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Dutton Books for Young Readers
09 July 2024

Biography: general

A raw and bold YA memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped author Stephanie Kuehnert survive and thrive.

A raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert,the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and thrive. Told in varied narrative styles, including journal entries, original illustration, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the memoir of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to become a strong young woman after years and years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape.

By: Stephanie Kuehnert
Imprint: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780147517715
ISBN 10: 0147517710
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 09 July 2024
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephanie Kuehnert got her start writing bad poetry about unrequited love and razor blades in eighth grade. In high school, she discovered punk rock and produced several D.I.Y. feminist zines. She received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago. Her first YA novel, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone was published by MTV Books in July 2008, and her second, Ballads of Suburbia was published in July 2009. In addition to writing novels, she is a teacher and was a staff writer for ROOKIE, an online magazine for teenage girls. Stephanie lives in Seattle with her husband and two cats.

Reviews for Pieces of a Girl

★ ""Harrowing but ultimately triumphant.""—Booklist, starred review “[S]trong, captivating voice…. a memoir with sharp teeth and a soft underbelly, the product mirroring the author’s catharsis in creating art.”—PW ""A raw, deep dive into one young woman’s struggle for wholeness.""—Kirkus