Hold Still, Nina LaCour
Hold Still, Nina LaCour
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Hold Still

Author: Nina LaCour

Narrator: Emma Galvin

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/20/2009

Synopsis

The award-winning first novel from the bestselling author of We Are Okay. For fans of 13 Reasons Why.

In the wake of her best friend Ingrid's 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 Caitlin's first year without Ingrid to life with emotion, honesty, and captivating writing.

About The Author

Nina LaCour is the author of the widely acclaimed Hold Still, The Disenchantments, and Everything Leads to You. She is also the coauthor, with David Levithan of You Know Me Well. 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 Martinez, California. www.ninalacour.comEmma Galvin's film credits include My Suicidal Sweetheart, A Perfect Fit, and The Big Bad Swim. She has performed in several regional theater productions including Off Broadway in Our Town.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maditales on November 06, 2023

I’m currently sitting on my bed, bawling my eyes out. Since I loved we are okay by Nina Lacour, I decided to (for some reason) read another book by them. This was the best and dumbest decision I have ever made. I think I cried for 70% of the book and laughed the other 30%. Nina’s writing is so beaut......more

Goodreads review by emma on April 19, 2021

Baby, when a book makes me tear up in public...that's how you know it's real. I'm the type of emotionally unavailable where you've only one time cried in front of your best friend of several years, and also the only time you did was mostly by accident (a closed door was opened), and also that was in......more

Goodreads review by ellie on October 18, 2019

this new cover is one of the most beautiful things i have ever laid eyes on. what a masterpiece.......more

Goodreads review by Nina on June 22, 2019

*Book #1 for Summerathon: Read a book while drinking your favorite summer drink.* I really enjoyed Hold Still and managed to read it in less than a day because it was such a quick read. However, while I enjoyed it, I also kind of thought it would move me a little more. Nonetheless, I still highly rec......more

Goodreads review by Christian on August 01, 2019

My advice: Listen to a really, really sad Daughter song while reading the final 20 pages. My heart feels like it's been shredded by a cheese grate. rtc, I need a moment to gather my thoughts and to know what I actually want to say instead of just writing a love letter to Nina LaCour in which I expre......more

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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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