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.
Illustrations by Suzy Exposito.
Published by Dutton Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Available March 26, 2024! Preorder a signed copy from Third Place Books. Also available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, or your favorite local indie. Find out more at PenguinTeen’s page.
Here’s what people are saying about PIECES OF A GIRL:
“[S]trong, captivating voice…. a memoir with sharp teeth and a soft underbelly, the product mirroring the author’s catharsis in creating art.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A raw, deep dive into one young woman’s struggle for wholeness.”
—Kirkus
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection 
