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I Didn't Ask for This by Jennie Wood

I Didn't Ask for This

Jennie Wood

Mad Cave Studios · Paperback · April 14, 2026

If your entire life was online against your will--if everyone knew about your potty training, your first breakup, and even your coming out story--how would you feel?

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Who it’s for
A group of kids reckon with parents who have shared their lives online.
Themes
Online privacy, Personal autonomy, Chosen family
Genres
YA Coming-of-Age Comics, YA Tech & Digital Life, YA Stories About Parents

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About this book

If your entire life was online against your will--if everyone knew about your potty training, your first breakup, and even your coming out story--how would you feel? I Didn’t Ask For This follows the members of Not Your Baby Anymore, a group of kids who share one thing in common: their parents are social media influencers who have shared their entire lives online.

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The group forms a chosen family as each member struggles with how to break away from a life and fame that they didn’t ask for and do not want.

Influencer Parents

A group of kids reckon with parents who have shared their lives online.

Come here for

  • Children’s lives shared online by influencer parents
  • A chosen family confronting unwanted fame

Expect

  • Struggles to break away from lives they did not choose

Where it sits

YA Coming-of-Age Comics93%
YA Tech & Digital Life48%
YA Stories About Parents35%

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Publisher categories

  • YA Coming-of-Age Comics
  • YA Stories About Parents
  • Finding Your Footing
Authors
Jennie Wood
Publisher
Mad Cave Studios
Published
April 14, 2026
Format
Paperback
Theme
Online privacy · Personal autonomy · Chosen family
Reading lane
YA Coming-of-Age Comics