Hold Still - by Nina Lacour (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes all-new author's note and question for discussion after the text.

Book Synopsis

A YALSA Best Books for Young Adults - A William C. Morris Honor Book

"A beautifully written, gently moving account of a long good-bye that will resonate with anyone who has ever had to let go before they were ready." --Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Gem & Dixie

"The book is written with honesty, revealing one's pain after the loss of a loved one."--School Library Journal

Dear Caitlin, there are so many things that I want so badly to tell you but I just can't.

That night Ingrid told Caitlin, I'll go wherever you go. But by dawn Ingrid, and her promise, were gone. 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 stunning 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.

Review Quotes

"A beautifully written, gently moving account of a long good-bye that will resonate with anyone who has ever had to let go before they were ready."--Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Gem & Dixie

"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

"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 Reviews

"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

About the Author

Nina LaCour 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.