Where am I now?: true stories of girlhood and accidental fame

In this funny, honest, and poignant book for readers of Jessi Klein, Allie Brosh and Roxane Gay,the former child actresswho starred inMatilda and Mrs. Doubtfireshares stories fromher unique coming of ageMara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place: as the onlykid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a little girl.

Tackling everything fromwhat she learned about sex on the set of Melrose Place, to discovering in adolescence that she was no longer ';cute' enough for Hollywood, these essayschart herjourney from accidental fame to relative (but happy) obscurity.

They also illuminate universal struggles, like navigating love and loss,and figuring out who you are and where you belong.

Candid, insightful, and hilarious, Where Am I Now? introduces Mara Wilson as a brilliant new chronicler of the experience that is growing up female.';Growing up, I wanted to be Mara Wilson.

Where Am I Now? is a delight.' Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City';Genuine and authentic, funny and heartbreaking, Where Am I Now? reminds you that no matter how unique your life is, some things bind us all together.' Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously HappyOne of Bustle.com's "12 Memoirs By Badass Women To Add To Your Wishlist In Fall 2016"One of Buzzfeed.com's "6 Captivating Memoirs By Women To Inspire You ThisSummer"From the Trade Paperback edition.