The instant New York Times Bestseller
You knew their name. You didn't know the real story.
The world knew Alyson Stoner as the charming tomboy from Cheaper by the Dozen, the iconic kid dancer with Missy Elliott, and the friendly face on Disney Channel hits like Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb. But behind the scenes, a different story was unfolding - one of relentless pressure, family trauma, and a lonely battle to get help.
Semi-Well-Adjusted is more than a Hollywood memoir, it's a fierce and unflinching look at what it takes to heal in a society that seems determined to break us. With bravely and hard-earned wisdom, Alyson shares their harrowing journey from an eighty-hour work week at age eight and stratospheric child stardom, to navigating religious trauma and rebuilding a life on their own terms.
Now a mental health advocate, Alyson offers a masterclass in self-reclamation for anyone ready to break free from the narratives that have defined them. Semi-Well-Adjusted is a roadmap for finding your own voice and power - despite literally everything.
'Candid, insightful, and healing in ways I didn't know I still needed' - JoJo Levesque, New York Times bestselling author of Over the Influence
* The instant New York Times Bestseller, based on sales from week ending 16/08/2025
| ISBN: | 9781035086559 |
| Publication date: | 14th August 2025 |
| Author: | Alyson Stoner |
| Publisher: | Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs LGBTQ+ topics: coming out Autobiography: arts and entertainment Coping with / advice about anxiety and phobias Popular music Musicians, singers, bands and groups Individual actors and performers Films, cinema |
The instant New York Times Bestseller
You knew their name. You didn't know the real story.
The world knew Alyson Stoner as the charming tomboy from Cheaper by the Dozen, the iconic kid dancer with Missy Elliott, and the friendly face on Disney Channel hits like Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb. But behind the scenes, a different story was unfolding - one of relentless pressure, family trauma, and a lonely battle to get help.
Semi-Well-Adjusted is more than a Hollywood memoir, it's a fierce and unflinching look at what it takes to heal in a society that seems determined to break us. With bravely and hard-earned wisdom, Alyson shares their harrowing journey from an eighty-hour work week at age eight and stratospheric child stardom, to navigating religious trauma and rebuilding a life on their own terms.
Now a mental health advocate, Alyson offers a masterclass in self-reclamation for anyone ready to break free from the narratives that have defined them. Semi-Well-Adjusted is a roadmap for finding your own voice and power - despite literally everything.
'Candid, insightful, and healing in ways I didn't know I still needed' - JoJo Levesque, New York Times bestselling author of Over the Influence
* The instant New York Times Bestseller, based on sales from week ending 16/08/2025
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything features in the following genres: Memoirs, LGBTQ+ topics: coming out, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Coping with / advice about anxiety and phobias, Popular music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Individual actors and performers, Films, cinema
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything is available in Paperback, Hardback
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything was written by Alyson Stoner and published by Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything has 320 pages
£19.80