Hold Still
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4.7 • 115 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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.
Customer Reviews
get ready
finished it in one night and sobbed the last chapter
Amazing
This book was really good!!! I couldn't put it down and finished it within a few days!
Beautiful... <3
I LOVE this book so much. I picked it out at the library and now I'm making my mom buy it for me. It's amazing. And I feel like I can relate to it. For some reason... It's amazing. I know I said that already but it really is... I recommend it for teen girls! It's beautiful(: