{"id":24002,"date":"2026-03-29T04:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=24002"},"modified":"2026-03-21T09:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:17:05","slug":"book-16-of-52-half-his-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/book-16-of-52-half-his-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Book 16 (of 52) – Half His Age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Half His Age – Jennette McCurdy<\/p><\/div>\n

Waldo, a 17-year-old high school senior, is drifting through life, living with an absentee mother, a dead-end job, and a boyfriend she doesn’t really care for.\u00a0 Her new creative writing teacher, however, touches something deep inside of her, giving her feelings she’s never had before.\u00a0 She goes after him, initially willing to put up with the limitations of their affair but eventually realizing that she wants, and ultimately deserves, more.\u00a0 After graduation, and after he leaves his wife for her, Waldo reaches the end of her rope, finally realizing it is time to take control of her life.<\/p>\n

Former teen actress Jennette McCurdy, who came to fame starring in children\u2019s shows on Nickelodeon like\u00a0iCarly<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Sam & Cat<\/em> before taking the literary world by storm with her memoir, I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/em><\/a>, in 2022, returns with her first work of fiction.\u00a0 Half His Age<\/em>, I guess, is a tale of growth, as Waldo eventually learns that she can only blame her upbringing for so much and that, eventually, it is up to her to decide where she wants to go and to get herself there.\u00a0 I assume these lessons were also ones that McCurdy herself had to learn as she dealt with her own mother issues.\u00a0 This was an intriguing, if not great, book and I’m interested to see where she turns next.<\/p>\n

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