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Books like Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

12 books with a reading profile close to Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall. Practical, inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Tell Me Everything

by Minka Kelly

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Minka Kelly recounts a childhood defined by instability, poverty, and a complicated relationship with her mother, a high-end stripper and domestic violence survivor.
2

Wildflower

by Drew Barrymore

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

In this collection of personal essays, Drew Barrymore recounts her unconventional path from a childhood in the spotlight to her adult life as a mother and business owner.
3

Counting the Cost

by Jill Duggar

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jill Duggar recounts her evolution from a central figure in a fundamentalist Christian family and reality television franchise to a woman seeking legal and financial independence.
4

Love, Pamela

by Pamela Anderson

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Pamela Anderson recounts her life from a quiet upbringing on Vancouver Island to her sudden ascent as a global icon in the nineties.
5

The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir

by Kelly Bishop

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Kelly Bishop traces her path from a young dancer in the New York City ballet scene to her Broadway success in the original cast of A Chorus Line.
6

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

by Shari Franke

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Shari Franke recounts her life as the eldest child of a prominent YouTube family, chronicling the transition from public digital stardom to a private existence defined by extreme isolation and physical discipline.
7

The Middle Place

by Kelly Corrigan

Also practical and inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Kelly Corrigan examines the overlapping roles of being a daughter and a mother during a period of simultaneous crises.
8

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology

by Leah Remini

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Leah Remini details her thirty-year history within the Church of Scientology, beginning with her childhood move to the Sea Org in Clearwater, Florida.
9

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown

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

Cupcake Brown chronicles her life starting from the sudden death of her mother, which triggered a descent into a predatory foster care system.
10

When Stars Are Scattered

by Victoria Jamieson

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

This graphic novel follows the daily life of Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.
11

Yes Please

by Amy Poehler

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Amy Poehler details her path from her early days at Chicago’s Second City to her years on Saturday Night Live and the set of Parks and Recreation.
12

El Deafo

by Cece Bell

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

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

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