Half His AgeHalf His Age

A sharp, deeply yearning seventeen-year-old, as she becomes fixated on her much older creative writing teacher. Driven by a hunger to be seen and understood, Waldo pursues a relationship that forces her and the reader to confront uncomfortable truths about power, desire, agency, and self-deception. With dark humor and emotional precision, McCurdy explores the vulnerabilities of adolescence and the complicated dynamics of age, intimacy, and control.