I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy – A humorous, yet heartbreaking memoir of a child actor (iCarly, Sam and Cat) and her complex relationship with a narcissistic mother.
An Abbreviated Life by Ariel Levy – With few boundaries as a child, an unstable mother and a father who was mostly absent, this story shows how we can recover from challenging childhoods.
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs – At 12 years old, the author’s mother sends him to live with her eccentric therapist, leaving him to navigate a series of baffling experiences, yet he writes with humor about what is essentially a childhood lost.