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Hold Still
By Nina LaCour, Mia Nolting (Illustrated by)

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27,560 Ratings by Goodreads |
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Format
Paperback, 229 pages
Published
USA, 1 October 2010

Praise for Hold Still:
 
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (2010); 2010 William C. Morris Honour 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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Praise for Hold Still:
 
YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (2010); 2010 William C. Morris Honour 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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EAN
9780142416945
ISBN
0142416940
Publisher
Other Information
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
13.7 x 1.8 x 20.8 centimetres (0.23 kg)

About the Author

Nina LaCour (www.ninalacour.com) is the author of the award-winning Hold Still and widely acclaimed The Disenchantments. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Oakland, California.

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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**

LaCour makes an impressive debut with an emotionally charged young adult novel about friendship and loss. Caitlin begins her junior year in high school bitter and stunned over the recent suicide of her best friend Ingrid, a talented photographer and artist. Afraid to risk new friendships and unable to continue her own artistic endeavors, Caitlin finds herself in a state of paralysis, wrestling with questions that may remain unanswered. Then she discovers Ingrid's journal, a record of her thoughts during her final days, and reasons for her tragic, perhaps inevitable fate begin to come to light. What is most remarkable about LaCour's tale is her ability to make the presence of an absent character so deeply felt. The entries and pictures in Ingrid's journal vibrate with feeling and provide insight into the pain of chronic depression ("the sun stopped shining for me is all. the whole story is: i am sad. i am sad all the time and the sadness is so heavy that I can¿t get away from it"). Ingrid's secrets are excruciating to discover, but the ample evidence of her creative force makes it clear that her life had meaning. Ages 14-up. (Oct.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

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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By Erin on January 23, 2012
A great book dealing with a very difficult issue, very well written. It tells the story of Caitlin, whose best friend Ingrid commits suicide and leaves behind a journal. The story follows Caitlin as she tries to accept this and move on. It is a very sad book with real and raw feelings, well worth the read.
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