Hold Still

By Nina LaCour
(Speak, Paperback, 9780142416945, 256pp.)

Publication Date: October 5, 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Compact Disc, Hardcover, Hardcover

Categories: Social Issues - Depression & Mental Illness, Social Issues - Suicide, Social Issues - Friendship

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the Winter 2009 Kids' List

“Hold Still is a great read, full of honesty and self-reflection in the wake of a suicide. Despite the serious subject, themes of hope and resilience anchor the story, creating an introspective platform from which to travel through devastating loss and grief.”

-- Josie Kelley, Orinda Books, Orinda, CA

Description

In the wake of her best friend IngridÕs suicide, Caitlin is left alone, struggling to find hope and answers. When she finds the journal Ingrid left behind for her, she begins a journey of understanding and broadening her horizons that leads her to new friendships and first love. Nina LaCour brings the changing seasons of CaitlinÕs first year without Ingrid to life with emotion, honesty, and captivating writing.

About the Author

Nina LaCour is a high school English teacher and former bookseller. A San Francisco Bay area native, Nina lives in Oakland, California. This is her first novel.

Praise For Hold Still…

-LaCour makes an impressive debut with an emotionally charged young adult novel about friendship and loss.+ -Publishers Weekly, starred review

-A fresh voice to the world of young adult literature.+ -VOYA, starred review

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