Pieces of a Girl

By: Stephanie Kuehnert

Narrated by: Stephanie Kuehnert

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.

*Includes a downloadable PDF of the comic strips, journal entries, and zine pages from the book, as well as the photos of the author growing up

Critic reviews

“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.”—Publishers Weekly

“A raw, deep dive into one young woman’s struggle for wholeness.”—Kirkus Reviews