Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick
Scrappy Little Nobody, Anna Kendrick
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Scrappy Little Nobody

Bestseller

Author: Anna Kendrick

Narrator: Anna Kendrick

Unabridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/15/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.

Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air, Twilight, and Into the Woods, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, weird, and “10 percent defiant.”

At the ripe age of thirteen, she had already resolved to “keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged. Forever. But here’s the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.” In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candor and winningly wry observations.

With her razor-sharp wit, Anna recounts the absurdities she’s experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can—from her unusual path to the performing arts (Vanilla Ice and baggy neon pants may have played a role) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial “dating experiments” (including only liking boys who didn’t like her back) to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual “man-child.”

Enter Anna’s world and follow her rise from “scrappy little nobody” to somebody who dazzles on the stage, the screen, and now the page—with an electric, singular voice, at once familiar and surprising, sharp and sweet, funny and serious (well, not that serious).

About Anna Kendrick

Born and raised in Portland, Maine, Anna Kendrick made her Broadway debut at the age of twelve in her Tony-nominated performance for the musical High Society. Since her Academy Award–nominated role as Natalie Keener in Up in the Air, she has made numerous theatrical appearances, including starring roles in Into the Woods, the Twilight saga, and the Pitch Perfect film franchise. In 2013, she achieved musical success with the triple-platinum hit song “Cups (When I’m Gone),” featured in Pitch Perfect. She lives in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

All I knew about her going into these books was Pitch Perfect and Twilight... and I have learned that she essentially plays herself. But here's the thing about crazy: It. Wants. Out.I love it. Her book is quirky, endearing and fun. She swings from:Maybe we all have impostor syndrome and perpet......more

Goodreads review by Khurram on April 29, 2025

Another reviewer said a lot of what I think, and quite honestly, if I had read their review earlier, I probably would not have bought this. I acknowledge I am not the target audience, but I did like Anna's movies and always respect someone who has worked their way up the ranks. Despite Anna Kendrick'......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on March 10, 2023

This book is a collection of autobiographical essays by Anna Kendrick. We can read about her experiences in working in different movies like Pitch Perfect, Twilight, and Into the Woods. She also gives an account of her dating experiments without much filter. In this book, we can read a lot about......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on June 05, 2020

I've been waiting to read this collection of humorous autobiographical essays for months and months, and I can now say that the wait was definitely worth it. Anna Kendrick's humor is even more hilarious on paper. In Scrappy Little Nobody, she invites readers inside her brain, sharing extraordinary an......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on January 29, 2017

Once you know someone is an asshole, it's hard to find anything they say funny, charming, or poignant. I find myself thinking, "I wouldn't believe this guy if he warned me about an impending nuclear fallout; he's an asshole." I was going to write a one-star review for this. I was up to page 84, and t......more