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Jennette McCurdy

American
2007 - 2012
Jennette McCurdy is an American writer and former actress. Her breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly (2007–2012) won her four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. She reprised the character in the iCarly spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014) before leaving Nickelodeon. She also appeared in the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2003–2005), Zoey 101 (2005), Lincoln Heights (2007), True Jackson, VP (2009–2010), and Victorious (2012). She produced, wrote, and starred in her own webseries, What's Next for Sarah? (2014), and led the science-fiction series Between (2015–2016).
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Half His Age: A Novel by Jennette McCurdy
Half His Age: A Novel by Jennette McCurdy

3.8/5

Half His Age, Jennette McCurdy's debut novel published by Ballantine Books on January 20, 2026, is a New York Times bestseller that follows Waldo, a seventeen-year-old high school senior in Anchorage, Alaska, who pursues a relationship with her creative writing teacher, Mr. Korgy. McCurdy frames the novel as an exploration of female rage, power, and desire, and the result is a character study that major outlets received as provocative and deliberately discomfiting — earning both strong praise and pointed criticism for its execution.

Reviewed Apr 4, 2026

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