BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Downers Grove Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Downers Grove Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cc0d269e-a97e-4de8-b9a1-cf9493e8362c SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261103T103508Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241001T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241001T140000 SUMMARY:Celebrity Reads Book Discussion LOCATION:Downers Grove Public Library\nDowners Grove Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downers Grove Public Libra ry;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Downers Grove Public Library:geo:41.794091,-8 8.011457 GEO:41.794091;-88.011457 DESCRIPTION:In this month's celebrity book choice\, we'll dive into I'm Gl ad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy..\nhttps://downersgrove.libnet.info/eve nt/11850653 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by i Carly and Sam &\; Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a fo rmer child actor--including eating disorders\, addiction\, and a complicat ed relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first actin g 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 alo ng with what Mom called "calorie restriction\," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while M om 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 pa parazzi ("Hi Gale!")\, Jennette is riddled with anxiety\, shame\, and self -loathing\, which manifest into eating disorders\, addiction\, and a serie s of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when\, soon afte r taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam &\; Cat alongside Ariana Gr ande\, her mother dies of cancer. Finally\, after discovering therapy and quitting acting\, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first t ime in her life what she really wants. Told with refreshing candor and dar k humor\, I'm Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience\, indep endence\, and the joy of shampooing your own hair."--Amazon.

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