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Books like Glitter and Glue

12 books with a reading profile close to Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Dolly Parton Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

by Dolly Parton

Also clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Dolly Parton Songteller documents the stories and inspirations behind 175 of the artist’s musical compositions.
2

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

by Ron Howard

Also clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Ron and Clint Howard provide a synchronized account of their childhoods as prominent child stars in mid-century television.
3

Paris: A Memoir for Young Women in the Age of Influencers

by Paris Hilton

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Paris Hilton details the evolution of her public persona, beginning with her ADHD diagnosis and the subsequent years she spent within the troubled teen industry.
4

Open Book

by Jessica Simpson

Also clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Jessica Simpson details her transition from a child performer in the Texas gospel circuit to a mainstream pop star and fashion entrepreneur.
5

El Deafo

by Cece Bell

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Cece Bell’s graphic memoir chronicles her childhood experience with profound hearing loss beginning at age four after a bout of meningitis.
6

Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

by Martin Pistorius

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

In January 1988, twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius fell ill with an undiagnosed brain infection that left him in a vegetative state.
7

A Stolen Life

by Jaycee Dugard

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop in California by Phillip and Nancy Garrido.
8

Falling Leaves

by Adeline Yen Mah

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.
9

Wishful Drinking

by Carrie Fisher

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Adapted from her solo stage show, this memoir chronicles Carrie Fisher’s life as the daughter of Hollywood royalty Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her sudden rise to fame as Princess Leia.
10

Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

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11

Escape

by Carolyn Jessop

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Carolyn Jessop details her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and her eventual flight from the polygamous sect.
12

Acid for the Children

by Flea

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, accessible

Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.

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