been honest and candid about her life. now she has a new book out that goes to a place she has never gone before. abc's juju chang has more. >> let's get him. >> reporter: she's a mom, an actress, and host of reality show "love in the wild." >> let's get this adventure started. >> reporter: don't let jenny mccarthy's bombshell looks fool you, the former pin-up has written six "the new york times" best-sellers. her latest, a funny look back at the naughty school girl who launched her career as playmate of the year at 22. now at 39 she posed again this this is the church you went t every sunday with your family. >> this is the church i went to twice a week. >> reporter: she chronicles hevr >> reporter: she grew up poor with neighborhood on chicago's south we returned to the house she grew up her initials still carved in