Hold Still
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An arresting story about starting over after a friend's suicide, from a breakthrough new voice in YA fiction "dear caitlin, there are so many things that i want so badly to tell you but i just can't." Devastating, hopeful, hopeless, playful . . . in words and illustrations, Ingrid left behind a painful farewell in her journal for Caitlin. Now Caitlin is left alone, by loss and by choice, struggling to find renewed hope in the wake of her best friend's suicide. With the help of family and newfound friends, Caitlin will encounter first love, broaden her horizons, and start to realize that true friendship didn't die with Ingrid. And the journal which once seemed only to chronicle Ingrid's descent into depression, becomes the tool by which Caitlin once again reaches out to all those who loved Ingrid--and Caitlin herself.
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Product details
- 12-17
- Hardback | 229 pages
- 152 x 229 x 21.59mm | 467g
- 12 Nov 2009
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- E P Dutton & Co Inc
- New York, United States
- English
- 1 Illustrations, unspecified
- 0525421556
- 9780525421559
- 943,133
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Praise for "Hold Still"
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (2010); 2010 William C. Morris Honor Book
"LaCour makes an impressive debut with an emotionally charged young adult novel about friendship and loss." -"Publishers Weekly", starred review**
"LaCour strikes a new path through a familiar story, leading readers with her confident writing and savvy sense of prose." -"Kirkus "
"The book is written with honesty, revealing one's pain after the loss of a loved one." -School Library Journal
"A fresh voice to the world of young adult literature." -VOYA, starred review**
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YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (2010); 2010 William C. Morris Honor Book
"LaCour makes an impressive debut with an emotionally charged young adult novel about friendship and loss." -"Publishers Weekly", starred review**
"LaCour strikes a new path through a familiar story, leading readers with her confident writing and savvy sense of prose." -"Kirkus "
"The book is written with honesty, revealing one's pain after the loss of a loved one." -School Library Journal
"A fresh voice to the world of young adult literature." -VOYA, starred review**
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About Nina LaCour
Nina LaCour is a high school English teacher and former bookseller. Her stories and interviews have appeared in various journals and magazines, including "580 Split" and "Juxtapoz." Her first screenplay, "If It Isn't Perfect," was made into a short film. A San Francisco Bay area native, Nina lives in Oakland, California. This is her first novel.
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