TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stoner,Alyson
TI  - Semi-well-adjusted despite literally everything: a memoir / 
SN  - 9781250353498
AV  - PN2287.S7555 A3 2025
U1  - 791.4302/8092B 23/eng/20250409
PY  - 2025///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Stoner, Alyson,
KW  - Actors
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Dancers
KW  - Child actors
KW  - Sexual minorities
KW  - Eating disorders
KW  - Patients
KW  - Fame
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306)
N2  - "Raised on soundstages and studio lots from the time they were six, shuffling between auditions for Disney Channel, Cheaper by the Dozen, or a Missy Elliott music video, Alyson experienced their defining moments of childhood inside the bizarre fishbowl of Hollywood. From being eight with an 80-hour work week, differentiating fan inquiries from kidnapping plots, and TV execs telling them they're 'not anorexic enough' to stop working and get help, they struggled to find stability and sanity in a chaotic world. In [this book], Alyson shares their powerful story for the first time, detailing a turbulent home life with addict parents, harrowing accounts from rehab, the messy process of discovering their sexuality in church, rebuilding a life after an early professional peak, and charting a path of self-discovery and advocacy. ... Alyson connects the dots across the entertainment industry ecosystem, child development, and media culture, exposing the 'toddler to trainwreck pipeline' of child stars and sparking timely conversations about success and society's enchantment with fame"--Provided by publisher
ER  -