Alyson Stoner details the highs and lows of their life and career in their newly released memoir, titled Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything, released on Tuesday, August 12.

Following a childhood in Ohio, Stoner relocated to California during their early years in the hopes of jumpstarting a lucrative acting career. One super short show later, and they became a Disney Channel staple and Missy Elliot backup dancer.

But not every memory is a positive one.

“At 7 years old, it didn’t register that I was being groomed to be sold. I was no longer a child; I was a commodity,” Stoner wrote at one part of the book. “I did as adults instructed me to, and Mom eagerly supported whatever helped me shine. Although auditions were positioned as a creative outlet, they actually had nothing to

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