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Hold Still by Nina LaCour

Hold Still

Nina LaCour

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · February 26, 2019

A beautiful new edition of the stunning debut novel by Nina LaCour, award-winning author of We Are Okay “Hold Still may be the truest depiction of the aching, gaping hole left in the wake of a suicide that I’ve ever read.

YA LGBTQ+Death & Grief for TeensTeen Suicidelgbtq
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Who it’s for
A spare, serious read that keeps the focus on feeling, not fuss.
Genres
Teen Suicide, YA LGBTQ+, Death & Grief for Teens
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, February 26, 2019

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About this book

A beautiful new edition of the stunning debut novel by Nina LaCour, award-winning author of We Are Okay “Hold Still may be the truest depiction of the aching, gaping hole left in the wake of a suicide that I’ve ever read. A haunting and hopeful book about loss, love, and redemption.” – Gayle Forman, #1 bestselling author of If I Stay and I Have Lost My Way That night Ingrid told Caitlin, I’ll go wherever you go. But by dawn Ingrid, and her promise, were gone.

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Ingrid’s suicide immobilizes Caitlin, leaving her unsure of her place in a new life she hardly recognizes. A life without the art, the laughter, the music, and the joy that she shared with her best friend.... But Ingrid left something behind. In words and drawings, Ingrid documented a painful farewell in her journal. Journeying through Ingrid’s final days, Caitlin fights back through unspeakable loss to find renewed hope. Hold Still is the indelible debut that launched Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of We Are Okay. LaCour’s breakthrough novel brings the changing seasons of Caitlin’s first year without Ingrid to the page with indelible emotion and honesty. Includes an all-new essay from the author to commemorate 10 years in print!

Quiet Intensity

A spare, serious read that keeps the focus on feeling, not fuss.

Come here for

  • Accessible, emotionally serious fiction
  • A calm, intimate reading mood

Expect

  • Teen grief and depression
  • A straightforward, immersive tone

Where it sits

Teen Suicide86%
Death & Grief for Teens48%
YA LGBTQ+35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Depression for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
  • Teen Suicide
Authors
Nina LaCour
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
February 26, 2019
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Depression for Teens