{"product_id":"pieces-of-a-girl-paperback","title":"Pieces of a Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Kuehnert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of \u003ci\u003eBallads of Suburbia \u003c\/i\u003eand regular \u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Kuehnert\u003c\/b\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eI Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by MTV Books in July 2008, and her second, \u003ci\u003eBallads of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e was published in July 2009. In addition to writing novels, she is a teacher and was a staff writer for ROOKIE, the acclaimed online magazine for teenage girls. Stephanie lives in Seattle with her husband and two cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700154273888,"sku":"9780147517715","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/pieces-of-a-girl-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}